Tuesday, February 15, 2011

De-Icing Planes at Pearson Airport Toronto

This is interesting to watch. Courtesy Chris So, Toronto Star

Click to large screen for full effect.

CAN DO 12 NARROW BODY AIRCRAFT TO 6 WIDE BODY AIRCRAFT AT ONCE

FLUID TEMPERATURE 75c

FLUID CAPACITY PER TRUCK 8,000 LITERS

STOCKPILE FOR A MAJOR STORM 1,000,000 LITERS

FLUID TYPE: ETHYLENE GLYCOL (CUSTOM BLENDED ON SITE)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PLANES DE-ICED IN A SEASON: 10,500

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