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Re: De-Icing trivia
Drumsticks 90 Reviews 651 reads
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There was a recent trip in which we were waiting on the plane and the snowy weather finally broke enough so we could prepare for takeoff. We were then de-iced but then the queue for planes to depart was so long and it was still snowing a bit that we had to be de-iced a second time before takeoff. So what?!...one might ask? Just sharing in the convo.  ;) ;)
I wonder how much it costs to de-ice a typical 170+ passenger plane?

lelouch1674 reads

Wow - so my flight to TC has been cancelled due to a snowstorm. Is this normal to have a snowstorm in April? What happened to Spring?

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HobbyCity711 reads

Just that folks, myself included have been spoiled with earlier Spring weather the last decade or so.

Just glad he forecast has changed from 10" to a more manageable 3-4" where I am at right now.

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wadzilla69762 reads

http://addins.kwwl.com/blogs/weather/2009/04/april-blizzard-in-1973

Related Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w804N8q_RQ

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vorlon626 reads

But I would have been happier if it hadn't.  Oh well.

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helper_helping1017 reads

Farmers and ranchers should be happier, making food cheaper, making more funds available for this hobby.

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belindabell690 reads

Only in MN can you be wearing shorts and sunscreen one day and boots and a parka the next day!!!  
Gotta love MN!!!

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belindabell692 reads

9-10 inches of blowing and drifting snow.   I came out in the morning to the parking lot and all the cars were literally buried in snow.  You could not see them.  Snow plow went straight down the middle of the parking lot and we all had to shovel the rest of the way out.

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narcisserotoid525 reads

i was in iowa at that time, my mother died that weekend, so that storm stands out in my mind

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mngo4704 reads

I remember playing in a softball tournament the first week in May back in the early 80's and there was snow on the ground.

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Armandotalia752 reads

LOL...  Had to cancel all plans today.  I was going to make a storm in the bedroom !   Oh Oh!

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gentlehands4u573 reads

So what!

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mark.4444605 reads

It's the odd temperature that was the problem.  

Planes COULD land but would have nowhere to go if they did - because planes were delayed leaving - because they needed de-icing and it wasn't going well.

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Drumsticks652 reads

There was a recent trip in which we were waiting on the plane and the snowy weather finally broke enough so we could prepare for takeoff. We were then de-iced but then the queue for planes to depart was so long and it was still snowing a bit that we had to be de-iced a second time before takeoff. So what?!...one might ask? Just sharing in the convo.  ;) ;)
I wonder how much it costs to de-ice a typical 170+ passenger plane?

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OmegaZap604 reads

Posted By: Drumsticks
I wonder how much it costs to de-ice a typical 170+ passenger plane?
Just as planning numbers, a typical mid-size (like 737 airliner) will burn about $1,000 of fuel idling while being de-iced, and the cost of the de-icing fluid would be somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000 for a plane that size.  That's just the fluid, I am guessing that it's probably a few grand to pay for the service and equipment as well.  You could easily be looking at a total cost of about $20,000.

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Drumsticks696 reads

...I was thinking maybe up to $1,000 for the chemicals (seems like most of it gets lost to overspray and the wind) and $2,000 for the workers and truck.
It's no wonder that I only got one measly bag of peanuts on that flight!

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mark.4444678 reads

$180 million per year.

Related Link: http://saraalgoe.hubpages.com/hub/rise-in-fuel-prices-airline-industry

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OmegaZap624 reads

And the funny thing about  fuel costs...  On many airliners, the fuel itself accounts for well over half of the entire airplane's weight.  Here's some things that you don't often think about...
- Early in a flight, the airplane is actually traveling a bit slower than it will be flying later in the flight.
- When the plane is flying at a level altitude, it is actually flying a bit more nose-high earlier in the flight, and a little bit more nose-low later in the flight.
- When you take off, you are actually burning more fuel carrying the fuel for later in the flight than you are carrying the airplane itself.

It can cost over $200,000 to fuel a plane.  767s, for instance, carry either $90,000 and $150,000 of fuel depending on the model.

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