"WaltBJ" wrote in message om...
The only fighter I ever flew with surface anti-ice was the F86D/L. The
only time I ever heard of anybody in the outfit using it he got
serious damage to electrical circuitry inside the wing from a break in
the ducting.
FWIW if the indicated airspeed is around 300 knots the ram temp rise
is high enough to prevent icing. Most jets I know of do have engine
anti-ice and heated windscreens.


So does this mean that most fighter jets cannot be combat useful when
there are lots of wet cold clouds around. That must be a common condition
in some parts of the world.

Do the Russians have any more anti-ice than this? They might have
more need.