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02-27-2012, 11:53 PM

NZtyphoon

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Some Spitfires and other British aircraft had an oval mesh ice shieldto stop ice ice accumulating at the mouth of the carby intake, either restricting airflow or breaking off in chunks; it also stopped ice from the prop - best image I have is of a Mk XII. It generally knocked off a few mph.

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