Putting The Chill On Engine Core Icing Flight Tests

Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST
Flight testing for engine core icing by necessity involves deliberately flying a large research aircraft into atmospheric conditions that are known to cause turbofans to lose thrust, flame out and even sustain damage. So how do you fly such a test program efficiently and gather useful data without...

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