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  2. Icing on aircraft

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.

Broader

Aggravated by

Related

Unsafe aircraft
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020