Monthly Archives: February 2011

GLACIER Facility to Help Certify Large Aero Engines Against Icing

NRC know-how is supplying critical expertise for a new cold weather aircraft engine testing facility in Thompson, Manitoba. The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) facility is a specialized 9-metre-diameter wind tunnel that sprays super-cooled water mist into the world’s largest aircraft turbines. This recreates operating conditions that can cause unusual internal […]