Originally Posted by
iflyabeech
Not really....Thin airfoils accrete ice faster than thicker airfoils. Its in the nasa tailplane icing video even!
Bingo, this is true. I think it's not as much as it picks' up more, but the effects are more detrimental with X-amount of ice on a thin airfoil vs that of a thicker airfoil. Shape, size, AoA, all contribute. Fly a Baron or a twin-Cessna, and you learn to respect tail-icing!(Or you should learn it quick!)