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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 9:27 am
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AEpilot76
 
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Originally Posted by ConciergeMike
What he said, plus add in that freedom of control surfaces is the main reason for deicing in the first place. Having said that, what if an aircraft needs to turn to hit this deice drive-thru and his rudder is frozen? So far as I know, nosewheel steering isn't factory-installed on every jet.
Nosewheel steering is installed on all larger commercial aircraft. The rudder is really not effective until about 60kts

Is jetblue not using the radiant de-icing hangar in JFK?
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