9.2: Weather Hazards
Hi All, In my opinion, a ircraft icing, or the process of ice forming on an aircraft, can be a dangerous part of aviation and a significant hazard to flight during the winter months. This icing normally forms when supercooled droplets strike the plane and break apart to form a watery film. That film freezes into a solid sheet of ice referred to as clear ice. If the supercooled droplets are frozen before they are able to spread over the surface of the plane, they are referred to as “rime ice” ( Types of icing and their differences 2020 ). In order for the icing to form, the FAA details the 2 major criteria of : the aircraft's position must be flying through a type of water such as cloud droplets or rain, and temperature at the area where the droplets strike the aircraft must be 0 degrees C or lower. This can also occur during Aerodynamic cooling conditions which cause the airfoil temperature to reach the needed 0 degrees, even though the ambient temperatur...