How airplane de-icing works to ensure safe winter travel

Name: How airplane de-icing works to ensure safe winter travel
Uploaded: 2026-03-17T10:16:45Z
Duration: 48 s
Description: A Fox Weather meteorologist explains the science behind airplane de-icing, detailing how heated fluid containing pressurized water and propylene glycol is used to melt dangerous ice and prevent re-formation by lowering the freezing point on the plane's surface. This process is crucial for safe air travel during winter conditions.

Fox Weather First · FWX · Mar 17, 2026 · 48s

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A Fox Weather meteorologist explains the science behind airplane de-icing, detailing how heated fluid containing pressurized water and propylene glycol is used to melt dangerous ice and prevent re-formation by lowering the freezing point on the plane's surface. This process is crucial for safe air travel during winter conditions.