-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Smith ]
Posted At: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:18 PM
Posted To: rec.aviation.ifr
Conversation: SE airplanes in clouds - near freezing level
Subject: SE airplanes in clouds - near freezing level

"Bob Gardner" wrote:
Jim Carter's experience is telling. When a cold-soaked airframe
descends
into the clouds it is going to collect a lot of ice in a hurry.
Where
does
the "quickly warmed" idea come from?

The thin sheet metal skin on the plane warms up fast. It's the fuel
in
the
tanks that hold the cold. So, obviously, the answer is to make sure
you
don't have any fuel left when you start your descent :-)


Now there's a different approach to the problem -- can't say that I want
to try it though. Very unique answer Roy. ;-}