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Which risk increases when aircraft altitude is excessively reduced after ice accumulation?

A)Adverse pressure gradient formation
B)Hypersonic boundary layer transition
C)Spanwise flow stall initiation
D)Flap-induced flutter escalation

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Adverse pressure gradient formation increases because ice disrupts laminar flow, creating turbulent flow and early boundary layer separation; therefore stall speed increases precipitously rather than a gradual change with altitude loss alone due to mass conservation.

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