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Icing

Meaning in aviation, with examples

/ˈaɪsɪŋ/nounCommon term

In aviation, icing means: The build-up of ice on an aircraft's wings, engines or sensors in flight. It happens in visible moisture, such as cloud or rain, at temperatures around or below freezing.

In Turkish: buzlanma

How it is used

Reported as light, moderate or severe. Pilots switch on engine and wing anti-ice in icing conditions and may ask ATC for a different level to get out of it.

Example sentences

  1. Fastair 345, we are in moderate icing at flight level 120, request climb.

  2. Severe icing was forecast in the clouds over the mountains.

Common collocations

  • icing conditions
  • moderate icing
  • severe icing
  • airframe icing
  • engine anti-ice
  • de-icingRemoving ice, snow or frost from an aircraft on the ground before takeoff, usually by spraying it with a heated fluid.
  • wingEach of the two long surfaces on the sides of an aircraft that produce lift. On airliners the wings often carry the engines and hold most of the fuel.
  • cumulonimbusA very tall, dense thunderstorm cloud that can bring lightning, hail, heavy rain, severe turbulence, icing and wind shear. Pilots avoid flying into it.
  • turbulenceIrregular, often sudden movement of the air that makes an aircraft bump, shake or drop. It is usually reported as light, moderate or severe.

More terms: Aviation Weather

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