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Airplanes can fly through snow, but any snow accumulation on an airplane sitting on the tarmac would require de-icing. Snow distorts the streamline of the fuselage and wing design, causing turbulence and possibly flight problems (it actually caused the crash of Air Florida Flight 90).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo. They need only directional tread . traction is not provided to the wheels via mechanical linkage , thrust from the engines provides movement . pilots must be very cautious not to taxi to fast in snow. However most modern runways have grooved pavement this adds additional traction , or friction to the tires . Remember most planes, that is commercial jets operate in multi climate weather so there tires need to be extremely durable. Adding lateral traction would decrease the life of the tire.
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∙ 13y agoYes, and No. If the snow is blocking the aircraft in a way such that the aircraft cannot gain the 150 or so M/H (130kts) that it needs to take off, then no, but if the snow is just slippery, and there, the plane can take off.
I am not really sure what conditions you mean by "Snow." Snowing? lots of snow?
Airplanes have been made to handle most conditions.
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Go to Cheatcc.com
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Does a plane take off and land in rain?
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flexiply is the corrsponding word to unflexiply, it is oftern used in airoplanes inside there wings
