Enhanced in-flight icing product to protect aircrafts from Hazardous Icing Conditions
Do you still remember the 1959 airplane crash that took lives of rock 'n' roll legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper? Again in 1994, an American Eagle ATR-72 crashed near Indiana accounting for deaths of 68 people. And the culprit behind these deadly crashes was In-flight icing.
Now, the researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have developed an enhanced in-flight icing system (Graphical displays) that will ensure safety by rating the locations by icing severity and the chances of encountering icing conditions. Moreover, the new system will help the airplanes steer away from the possible dangerous icing conditions.
If we take a look back, around 819 people lost their lives in accidents linked with in-flight icing from 1982 to 2000. The improved in-flight icing system will also reduce the count of flight delays. The new system will be put to work from December 6.
Via: ucar.edu
