Icing on aircraft


Nature

Icing causes deterioration of the aircraft's aerodynamic characteristics, flight performance, stability and controllability. It also increases frontal drag; can interfere with the operation of engines, navigational instruments and radio equipment; and can lead to a crash.

Incidence

A US commercial plane crash killing 27 people in March 1992 was the result of severe icing on the aircraft's wings.

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