Articles with tag: "introduction"

1. A Gentle Introduction to Aircraft Icing

   "Icing is as close to pure witchcraft engineering as you can get."

   Thomas S. on LinkedIn.

   Figure 13 of NACA-TN-1598. Formation of ice from flight on horizontal stabilizer. Average icing rate, 4 inches per hour; liquid-water content, 0.4 grams per cubic meter; drop size, 17 microns. (Painted stripes are 1 inch wide, indicating an ice thickness of about 2 inches.)

   Summary

   This website was written with people in mind (engineers, aerodynamicists) who already know something about aircraft and aircraft icing.

   To make it a little more understandable to others, I summarize here the assumed common knowledge, with a few of the key technical terms.

   Discussion

   Airplanes require lift from the wings in order to fly. This lift is produced due to details of the air flowing over the well-shaped wing.

   Ice may form on airplanes in flight in certain weather conditions. The ice changes the shape of the wing …

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2. Welcome

   “If you want to go somewhere, it’s best to find someone who has already been there” Robert Kiyosaki

   

   Many new aircraft icing problems aren’t new at all. Like excavating a lost city, many surprises, answers to problems, road maps, and confirmations can be found in the work of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). This treasure trove of data can help you today.

   Why care about aircraft icing? If ice forms on a plane during flight, it can be hazardous. Engineers research the weather conditions aircraft will encounter and work to ensure that they can navigate them safely.

   What you will find here

   On this website, I make selected NACA publications easily accessible to you. I have read thousands of pages so that you do not have to.

   I summarize each paper for you with:
   - a quote from the paper
   - a one-line summary
   - the …

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