Aircraft icing and how to prevent it ?

Answer 1

They are sprayed with a deicing chemical which also acts as an antifreeze.

Answer 2

Iceing on aircrafts took place when the plane pass trough clouds of iced drops or much more dangerous when drops are still liquid but a temperatures lower than 0°C.
The ice can cause a loss of aerodynamic performances(less lift and more drug, and stall comes first than usual), and a loss of functionality of other stuffs, like pitot tube so you don't know your airspeed, like blades so you lose traction, sometimes ice can close the carburator hole, and on jet engine compressor can cause the stall of the compressor.
Airplanes use different ways to protect from ice, some use anti-iceing systems, that prevent icing formation, others use de-iceing, that are able to eliminate the already formed ice.
Some use chemical products sprayed on wings, some have in wings tubes in whitch flows hot air spilled from engines(only on jet engined planes, because the air is taken just after the compressor, when there is high temperature and pressure), or some have a system of linear and surface electrical termal resistances that are able to break ice that is then removed by the airflow(this system need a lot of power, so usually only jet powerd planes use this).
Others use a pneumatic inflatable system placed on border of attack of wing, tail and probably also blades, that is able to break ice mechanically.(this kind is installed on ATR-42&72).
Little parts like pitot tubes are usually electrically heaten.

Answer 3

Whoever gave Ray a thumbs-down isnt a pilot, he knows what hes talking about as do I, the planes I fly have anti-ice heaters in the wings but small single engined ones often don't and that is the best way to deal with the situation...

Answer 4

Stay out of icing conditions (cold and damp), use a deicing spray or use anti icing equipment.

Other than that you are SOL and shouldn't be in the air in the first place... and won't be for long.

Answer 5

Chemical deicing on the ground, watch the FAA icing reports and stay out of the area, or if you still can climb above the weather and moisture.

Answer 6

Surprisingly enough, the accepted maneuver when your wings start to ice is to climb. Assuming the icing conditions aren't too bad, it works. Gets you clear of the conditions where going down will often just put you into the conditions more deeply.

Answer 7

Hang the co-pilot out of the window with a glycerin and alcohol spritzer.

Answer 8

Don't fly when it's cold.