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Icing Research Photos
Title Icing Research Photos
Full Description These ice formations on the propeller and fuselage surfaces of a test unit installed in the Icing Research Tunnel at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Cleveland, Ohio, now known as John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, show what may happen to an airplane in flight under certain atmospheric conditions. Ice degrades the performance of an aircraft in flight and can cause loss of control.
Date 03/05/1945
NASA Center Glenn Research Center
Icing Research Tunnel Test S …
Title Icing Research Tunnel Test Section
Full Description Icing Research Tunnel Test Section NASA technician measuring ice deposits on an airfoil after completing a test at the Lewis Research Center. NASA Lewis is now known as John H. Glean Research Center at Lewis Field.
Date 12/19/1968
NASA Center Glenn Research Center
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