A study was conducted to identify possible improvements to the current certification and operational procedures for turboprop powered aircraft operating in icing conditions. Information was gathered through a series of interviews with airframe and engine manufacturers and also, operators and aircrews in Europe and Canada. The significant issues raised during the interviews are discussed, and a number of recommendations are made for future research and development activities in die area of aircraft icing. These recommendations identify the need for improved ice protection methods, enhanced thermodynamic models in ice prediction computer codes, and development of an ice prediction probe to warn aircrew that they will soon be entering icing conditions. Recommendations also include improvements to pilot training, and the need to make weather forecasts of icing more accurate and specific.
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