Articles with tag: "icing conference"

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  1. The Greatest Thing That You Have (Probably) Never Read: 1969 Aircraft Ice Protection Report of Symposium

    "The subject of aircraft ice protection has provoked much controversy and discourse among theorists, designers, laboratory and test engineers, and flight operations people." 1

    Figure 1. Icing energy heat balance from a presentation by Bernard Messinger.

    Summary

    The state of the art in 1969 of aircraft icing is documented in 16 presentations.

    Abstract

    The subject of aircraft ice protection has provoked much controversy and discourse among theorists, designers, laboratory and test engineers, and flight operations people. In view of this diversity of opinion and variety of approach, some difficulty has been experienced in applying current standards and in maintaining uniformity in the substantiation of aircraft ice protection. This symposium recognized the need to exchange ideas and it provided a general review of icing criteria, ice protection standards, methods of compliance, and service experience. It also served as a general refresher for Federal Aviation Administration personnel involved in the evaluation of aircraft ice protection. Technical papers were presented by government research and test …

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