NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety

October 5, 2026 · 3:27 pm 1 sources

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• NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety
  NASA · October 5, 2026 15:27
  NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds. The problem, known as “supercooled large droplet icing,” occurs when aircraft fly…