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10th Feb 2014, 07:26

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engine inlet P2/T2 probes (which have occasionally had icing issues, especially the temp portion) get ~500 watts heat, while aircraft pitot probes get close to a kilowatt at high heat.

Blimey, that's a lot. Didn't realise it was so much.

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