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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Originally Posted by Embraer
the jt8-d isnt exactly the epitome of modern turbine technology. ive got a couple hundred hours sitting side-saddle in a 72...obviously not your level of expertise. great airplane, but the systems were 1960's design. the modern engines of today are basically impervious to compressor stalls....FADEC and CVG's take care of it. the CF-34's and AE3007's on my jungle busses were pretty tech.
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The more modern engines have loads of bleed and while it does cost you a bit of performance and raises the temps on the engine, you never run out of hot air to get the ice taken care of.
The one thing that has not been mentioned is if you get ice on your belly or someplace that you cannot get rid of it. That makes the airplane heavier and this can be a handful. At that point you need to get to a lower altitude and get it melted off or if its freezing at all altitudes, time to get on the ground or get out of icing conditions.
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