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The challenge: Icing
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A persistent and operationally limiting threat
Icing occurs frequently in flight environments, requiring only visible moisture (clouds, fog, precipitation) and freezing temperatures. With temperatures dropping rapidly at altitude, icing conditions develop quickly and often unpredictably. It is a recurring operational hazard, not a rare event.
02
Cripples aircraft performance and range
Even a thin layer of ice on wings or control surfaces disrupts airflow, increases fuel burn, and reduces aircraft range and endurance, limiting operational flexibility.
03
Icing disrupts operations and increases costs
Ice accumulation compromises control, forces emergency landings, and aborts operations. In severe cases, icing-induced failures have led to total aircraft loss.
04
Without ice protection, aircraft stay on the ground
When icing is a threat, aircraft are grounded by default, unless equipped with a reliable, efficient protection system to maintain operational availability.
