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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
The anti icing systems are rubber boots that inflate to rupture the ice bond so it slides off in the slipstream.
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The boots system is for de-icing, and usually found on turboprops, but it won't prevent icing as the heating systems usually fitted to jets do. If the pilot turns the de-icing boots on before the icing starts, it becomes uneffective as the ice would accumulate around the inflated boots and then they won't be effective to remove them.