On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:00:13 -0800 (PST), Dudley Henriques wrote:

On Feb 13, 4:44*pm, "Robert11" wrote:
Hello,

I guess de-icing is going to be a popular subject.

Question, please: *On commercial jet airliners like, e.g., a 767 or 757, is
there any in-flight deicing system for the wing and tail surfaces, other
than a leading edge pneumatic boot ?

What about the "main," large upper surfaces ?

How in general is wing de-icing accomplished on these new, modern jets ?

Thanks,
Bob

There's a very good chance the Boston crash might have been tailplane
icing.
DH

To explain the erratic flight behavior?