CaptainBrazilia
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Nope...
And neither does the 737, or the 747, or the 777.
Part of the deal was already discussed by Rottweiler, but I have a point to add. Because the whole stabilizer is trimmed on these larger aircraft (instead of a servo-tab tribbing the actual elevator), these surfaces have a greater AOA range to deal with as well, and therefore can take the change in airflow that ice on the leading edge causes in a much less chaotic manner.
Did wind-tunnel tests on this sort of crap in college...most of my professors said the same thing.
And neither does the 737, or the 747, or the 777.
Part of the deal was already discussed by Rottweiler, but I have a point to add. Because the whole stabilizer is trimmed on these larger aircraft (instead of a servo-tab tribbing the actual elevator), these surfaces have a greater AOA range to deal with as well, and therefore can take the change in airflow that ice on the leading edge causes in a much less chaotic manner.
Did wind-tunnel tests on this sort of crap in college...most of my professors said the same thing.
