NASA Tailplane Icing Video

I wanted to post this in light of the tragic crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo the other day. Icing is already a prime suspect in the accident. Tailplane icing is scary stuff, even in the jet I fly it was a huge concern if our horizontal stab anti/de-ice broke in icing conditions.

A very informational video about the tailplane icing and subsequent aerodynamic effects. A very interesting res More..

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