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Forum: Tech Log

24th Dec 2014, 16:15

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De-ing related accidents.

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Posted By Mad (Flt) Scientist

Never do so with any type of aircraft unless you...

Never do so with any type of aircraft unless you have some kind of specific approval and are sure of what you are dealing with. While there is a weak correlation with hard wings - think of all the...

Forum: Tech Log

22nd Dec 2014, 10:55

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De-ing related accidents.

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Posted By Mad (Flt) Scientist

Are you counting both sides of the wing i.e....

Are you counting both sides of the wing i.e. total surface area? (Which might be a useful quantity for drag/skin friction purposes, say) The CRJ700 has a nominal wing area of 760 sqft, and that is...

Forum: Tech Log

22nd Dec 2014, 00:30

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De-ing related accidents.

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Posted By Mad (Flt) Scientist

To be honest, the weight of the ice is not the...

To be honest, the weight of the ice is not the concern, and I wouldn't rank it in the same category at all as the aerodynamic effects.

Firstly, all the weight will do is degrade the performance, a...

Forum: Tech Log

20th Dec 2014, 19:20

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De-ing related accidents.

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Posted By Mad (Flt) Scientist

In addition to 'Dryden' there was a similar...

In addition to 'Dryden' there was a similar accident at LaGuardia a few years after, USAir405. Thee have been a few others to the Fokkers including in France a few years ago (where everyone walked...

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