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Quote:
Originally Posted by Embraer
same thing on the ERJ-170, 175, 190. It has a cold tail section....Embraer claims that aerodynamically, it's impossible for ice to form on the tail. :/ The -145 series has a heated tail.
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The other thing to remember is that everyone should take a look at a fighter jet. None of them (that I know of) have any airframe de-icing on them at all. Engines yes, but not airframe.
Reason is that they go through the air fast enough that the ice simply will not stay on the surfaces.
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