Anti-Icing and De-Icing Systems Flashcards
1
Q
How do de-icing rubber boots on the leading edge of a wing work?
A
They use high pressure air within a schedule.
2
Q
How is an aircraft windscreen deiced?
A
Via aircraft AC system.
3
Q
In jet aircraft equipped with a thermal anti-ice system, this is primarily supplied by?
A
Bleed air from the engines.
4
Q
The ice protection system for the propellers of most turbo-prop aeroplanes operates?
A
Electrically.
5
Q
Power for windscreen heating is usually?
A
3 Phase AC
6
Q
Where installed, airborne fluid anti-icing systems are mainly used on?
A
Wing leading edges.
7
Q
What triggers a piezoelectric ice detector to indicate icing conditions?
A
Resonant Vibration Frequency
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