Well, every place has to be famous for something and Montreal’s propensity for freezing drizzle has earned it the starring role in a new aircraft icing study. Researchers from North America and Europe, including NASA and Canada’s National Research Council, will be loading five airplanes full of high-tech gear to see if they can better predict icing conditions. The $2.4 million Alliance Icing Research Study will run from now until February. The decked-out airplanes will fly from Ottawa, Cleveland, Ohio, and Bangor, Maine, to Montreal at different altitudes when icing conditions are likely, and the data will be compared.
Canada (Where Else?) Hosts Icing Study
Key Takeaways:
- A new $2.4 million "Alliance Icing Research Study" is underway, utilizing Montreal's frequent freezing drizzle as a primary research location.
- The study aims to improve the prediction of aircraft icing conditions, involving researchers from North America, Europe, NASA, and Canada's National Research Council.
- Five instrumented airplanes will fly from Ottawa, Cleveland, and Bangor to Montreal at various altitudes during likely icing conditions until February to collect comparative data.
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