Peck talks about the ban on the US Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawks flying in icing weather. The high-flying unmanned intelligence planes were pressed into service during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without de-icing systems, and test flights conducted in April and May now suggest that the planes might not need them. Responding to ice is a particularly sensitive issue for unmanned aircraft like the Global Hawks. Unlike other drones, Global Hawks have ice sensors that can alert their pilots to icing conditions.


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    Title :

    No de-icing necessary?


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2016



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    Local classification TIB:    770/7040
    BKL:    55.88 Luftverkehr, Raumfahrt / 55.88





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