Other problems with the weight of ice that accumulates on
the ground and is not completely removed... I was shown
pictures of a CE 210 [old, strut braced] which crashed near
Tulsa about 30 years ago. It seems that all the ice was
removed except for some small amounts on the ailerons. When
the plane go to cruise speed flutter began and it wrenched
both out wing panels into scrap metal.



"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ps.com...
|
| Bob Gardner wrote:
| Maybe I'm not old enough either. I can't remember weight
as ever having been
| a consideration. Those leading edge profiles showing
clear, rime, and mixed
| have been around since the early 60s to my personal
knowledge.
|
| HOWEVER, I have a book from the 1920s that talks about
"ice barnacles."
|
| Bob
|
| I wondered if perhaps some of the ultra low wing loading
of the older
| planes (like the J-3) didn't have nearly the aerodynamic
effect as a
| result of ice as a higher loading wing today does.
Essentially, perhaps
| today we have a lack of excess lift available?
| In my younger days, I flew the J-3 after only doing a 1/2
ass job of
| defrosting it. I never noticed any problems. Just thinking
out loud.
|
| -Robert
|