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Big Crunch
February 16th 07, 11:52 PM
This article discusses recent cases of "megahail" falling from the sky
since 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacryometeors

Is there anyway 10 to 400 pound ice chuncks could form on a jet
airplane and fall? Is it possible with a deicing system.

Jack Cunniff[_1_]
February 17th 07, 05:21 PM
Big Crunch > writes:

>This article discusses recent cases of "megahail" falling from the sky
>since 2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacryometeors

>Is there anyway 10 to 400 pound ice chuncks could form on a jet
>airplane and fall? Is it possible with a deicing system.


For what it's worth, I've heard of "blue ice" doing that, but I believe
(without checking that wiki link) that the "megahail" was not "blue ice".

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