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I was visiting the UK B-737.org technical site and reading about the ice protection and saw no mention of what min airspeeds to use while flying an approach with ice on unprotected surfaces. Does your company manual specify any faster speeds in mod-sev ice when it is below freezing to the surface?
I had also wondered if there has ever been a large or heavy jet brought down by ice much like in Roselawn 11 yrs ago? I don't recall any. Also could the 737 have withstood the same conditions in Roselawn since it has hot wings among other means. Other than not taking off with other than a clean wing it seems it could withstand even severe ice for long enough to easily change altitude. Am I correct in than no aircraft no matter how large is allowed to fly in FZRA or FZDZ?
I had also wondered if there has ever been a large or heavy jet brought down by ice much like in Roselawn 11 yrs ago? I don't recall any. Also could the 737 have withstood the same conditions in Roselawn since it has hot wings among other means. Other than not taking off with other than a clean wing it seems it could withstand even severe ice for long enough to easily change altitude. Am I correct in than no aircraft no matter how large is allowed to fly in FZRA or FZDZ?