ICE / RAIN PROTECTION M11.12

Question 1

Which kind of ice forms in a layer over the whole wing surface and gets thicker as the aircraft carries on in icy conditions?

Answer 1

Clear ice

Question 2

When are water drain masts normally heated?

Answer 2

Whenever electrical power is on the aircraft

Question 3

If the bleed air from 1 engine of a 2 engines aircraft is lost in flight, what happens to the anti-icing system of the aircraft?

Answer 3

The engine anti-icing for the failed engine is lost, but the rest of the systems are supplied by the other engine

Question 4

How is ice removed from the electronic ice detector to reset itself in flight?

Answer 4

The ice detector probe is heated electrically