1. World problems
  2. Icing on aircraft

Icing on aircraft

Nature

Icing causes deterioration of the aircraft's aerodynamic characteristics, flight performance, stability and controllability. It also increases frontal drag; can interfere with the operation of engines, navigational instruments and radio equipment; and can lead to a crash.

Incidence

A US commercial plane crash killing 27 people in March 1992 was the result of severe icing on the aircraft's wings.

Broader

Ice accretion
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Air accidents
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Related

Unsafe aircraft
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
E8059
DOCID
11580590
D7NID
167396
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020