Icing Flashcards
1
Q
Light to moderate icing could be form in which clouds?
A
Altocumulus and altostratus
2
Q
How is clear ice formed and what temperature would you expect it to occur?
A
Formed by supercool raindrops striking the aircraft and sliding back on the airframe. Likely temperature range of 0° to -15°
3
Q
What is Mixed ice, and what temperature would you expect it to occur?
A
It is a mixture of rime and clear. -10° to -15°
4
Q
Hoar frost
A
When body of aircraft is very cold and freezes ambient moisture. Surface is LOWER than the dew point of the air and this dew point is lower than 0°
