I am unable to decipher anywhere that the C-295W does not meet ICAO requirements for flight into known icing conditions. That linked article refers to the CASA entering clear icing (severe clear) and an attempt was made to climb out of it - resulting in a spin. There are no aircraft in the world that are certified for flight into Severe Icing. Even the mighty SGOD, C-27J, C-130J would have been unable to shed that ice and would have had an interesting day.
Airplanes 101 - shedding ice off surfaces (ie leading edge of wing, tail, etc) is hardly ever a function of electrical power - this is pneumatic or bleed air driven. The C-295 has pneumatic "boots" on the leading edges of all critical flight surfaces - just look at any picture and you will see the black rubber. The faster the aircraft, the less requirement for de-ice boots - C-130's have a hot wing. Modern jets fly fast enough and high enough that wing ice isn't an issue.
Required Vernacular to understand:
DE-ICE ----> action taken to remove ice/frost/snow after it has been deposited on the lifting surfaces
ANTI-ICE ----> action taken before entering icing conditions to stop the acretion of ice/frost on critical surfaces.
Modern turbo-props (like the C-295) use anti-ice//de-ice on pitot tubes, static ports, windshields, propeller blades, engine nacelles, cooling intake ports, etc etc. Some of these are electrical and draw huge Amps (prop de-ice for example). While the rest are pneumatic (ie bleed air off the turbine engine).
LGen Lucas (ret'd) certainly is a well respected member of our community - I will not comment on his interaction with this proposal. I do, however, believe that we have had the choice made for us and we need to move on. This is, of course, in my humble opinion.
Regards,
Ditch
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