I wonder if anyone has ever considered a rig that has a series of jet
engines (about a dozen -maximum- ought to do it) that come in around the
plane and shoot their hot exhausts on the wings and the rest of the plane,
and heat the ice up to melt it away?

I'd say hot water is a more efficient way to heat the airplane, and
heating water is probably a more efficient use of fuel. The de-ice (I
think) is more to keep the ice off afterwards. The hot water does most
of the work.

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