Clean aircraft concept?

[FlyingScot]

Its amazing as a feeder freight dawg the mentality between brown and purple.!

I thought they were both the same.

 

[jhugz]

My understanding is the 300 frosts up the top of the wing pretty good up at alt. so they're deicing it before the next departure.

 

[seagull]

My understanding is the 300 frosts up the top of the wing pretty good up at alt. so they're deicing it before the next departure.

It's not preventative, it is to clean off stuff that happened due to the cold fuel cells and warm moist air down low and on the ground.

 

[jhugz]

It's not preventative, it is to clean off stuff that happened due to the cold fuel cells and warm moist air down low and on the ground.

Isn't that what I said?

 

[mikecweb]

No you gave a vague uneducated guess based on hearsay. Seagull gave procedure based on experience.

 

[JayAre]

Is it only on that series of airbus or all?

 

[seagull]

Isn't that what I said?

Pretty much, but your post had a little ambiguity in it, that's why I responded to ensure clarity.

 

[seagull]

Is it only on that series of airbus or all?

It's not just AI, other jets can have it happen too. Not sure if AI are more prone or not, but if I were to guess, I would say that they are not particularly more so. The MD-11's much higher speeds might offset the issue a bit.