Researchers have tested ten new technologies to detect ice accumulation on aircraft in flight, in wind tunnels and in real-time flight tests. The best results were achieved by combining the detection ...

BAE Systems' BAe 146 Atmospheric Research Aircraft has started another tour of duty within the Arctic circle to gather data that will improve predictions about the region's future climate. This latest ...

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH this week will begin rating areas by icing severity and the probability of encountering icing conditions. The new service, to start Dec. 6, is part of an ...

BOULDER—Aircraft safety is getting a boost from a new computer-generated forecast that provides pilots with critical weather information on the likelihood of encountering dangerous in-flight icing ...

Starting March 27, airlines will have a new tool for avoiding in-flight icing, which can threaten smaller commuter planes and delay larger commercial aircraft as they land or take off. Called CIP, for ...

BOULDER — Beginning December 6, aviation weather users will receive detailed updates on in-flight icing, which can endanger commuter planes and larger commercial aircraft. Graphical displays, ...

The tests duplicate the natural events of cloud formation, ingestion by an aircraft engine of ice crystals created by the cloud and the reduction of engine power that can result. This phenomenon is ...

Exploring the properties of supercooled liquid water - the bane of airplane wings and climate theorists - investigators are mounting an expedition to fly huge tethered balloons in Alaska this coming ...

On a clear day you can usually spot a white trail from an airplane in the sky. They might be fun to look at, but they could also be the reason more solar radiation is reaching our surface, scientists ...