In a previous article, "Morgans" said:
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?

8 or 9 years ago there was a large structure on the commercial ramp at ROC
that was an experimental infared de-icing system - basically they pulled
it into this hangar and blasted radiant heat at it. It seemed like a
great idea to me, but evidently it was considered too slow or something
like that.

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