CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello January 5, 2015 15:43:00
Al let's turn theal alistair for that. >> is it likely that icing could have led to the plane's downfall? >> well icing is indeed one of the major dangers of flying inside a thunderstorm. and as your meteorologist pointed out, the aircraft can pass through layers in the atmosphere in those clouds where you can pick up icing. it can affect you two ways. one, it can impact on the engines but -- forming ice on the air intake. it can also form ice on the flying surface, the leading edge of the wing and tail and the aerodynamics and even the weight of ice canning prevent the aircraft from flying no...
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