Maintaining high safety standards during the preparation and execution of air operations is a guarantee of their success. Weather conditions and associated phenomena are among the most dangerous threats to the performance of air operations. Numerous examples of tragic aviation incidents in recent years, resulting from adverse atmospheric conditions, have sparked interest in this issue among both specialists and casual observers of aviation life. This article refers to statistics on aviation accidents caused by dangerous weather phenomena, with particular emphasis on icing. Basic concepts of icing, its types, and symptoms indicating the probability of its occurrence have been defined. The sensitivity of individual airframe and engine structure elements to icing has been analyzed.One of the most dangerous weather phenomena from the point of view of performing air operations is icing. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine