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Ice accretion on airfoil installed in the Icing Research Tunnel C97-1178: IRT calibration grid being adjusted by a technician
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C87-1127: View of the fan and motor in the IRT  C87-1127
The powerful fan and motor at the heart of the Icing Research Tunnel is capable of producing continuous airspeeds up to 395 mph.
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View of ice shed from pneumatic boot  Pneumatic Icing Boot Firing
High speed video footage of an aircraft wing's pneumatic icing boot firing to shed ice build-up.
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C87-1127: View of the fan and motor in the IRT  C95-3918
PFM powered force model rotor. This image shows one possible type of ice accretion that the Icing Tunnel can produce.
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C87-1127: View of the fan and motor in the IRT  C98-1749
Bell 609 spinner inlet icing model. Technicians taking measurement of ice accretions after an icing test.
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View of water droplet impact on airfoil in tunnel  Water Droplet Impact
Side view of high-speed video of water droplet impacting front edge of airfoil in the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel's test section.
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C87-1127: View of the fan and motor in the IRT  C2000-1836
Technicians pose with the ERJ-170 airfoil set up for testing the IRT.
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Last Updated: April 21, 2008
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