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Old 25th Feb 2015, 07:02
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Engines do not produce enough waste heat to warm up all of the fuel. Fuel tanks are almost never full so upper wing skin would not be in contact with heated fuel even if there was a way to keep it warm. Leading edges, control surfaces, high lift devices and empennage have no fuel tanks inside them so can't be internally heated by the hypothetical warm fuel.

Glycol based ground de-icing/anti-icing works when applied properly.
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