Aircraft Icing

Through a Ph.D. program, I plan to further explore the issues I confronted during my undergraduate years by integrating the study of ship icing into the realm of atmospheric science. I believe that, by adopting tools used in such disciplines, methods of inquiry can be formulated that allow for the interpretation of works that are both technically sound and sociologically insightful. Thus far, my studies have concentrated largely on physical science. I have conducted independent scientific research since 7th grade. These papers have included topics on

In 1932, twelve railroad cars were properly insulated to handle dry ice in a successful test. Unfortunately, during this test there were eight cars built with mechanical refrigeration that proved to be more affective than the early dry ice cars. They found the dry ice to be more affective in the transport of ice cream. With a temperature of -114deg F, Breyers Ice Cream in 1927 found dry

In numerous countries it snows, snow can interfere with people’s life, children are unable to attend school and other people are unable to get to their jobs in certain cases when the snow is severe. For these specific reasons snow has to be melted, although there are other ways that they can get rid of snow but this investigation is focusing on melting the snow. De-icing or anti-acing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from roads, airport runways or any other part needed. To de-ice salt is spread by snowplows or dump trucks, this salt will often be mixed with sand, another component that melts ice. Salt and sand are used as they are inexpensive and are available in large quantities.

Accident investigation and analysis will be assessed in the project as it relates to safety in order to highlight the strategies applied by the airlines in determining the causes of incidents and preventing them in the future.

Pilots must be calm and prepare their routes carefully. At the same time, they must be willing to take risks.

During the winter season, large northern cities such as New York, Chicago, and New Hampshire, experience heavy snowfall. The abundance of snow and ice on roads can be a safety hazard for people driving on them, causing numerous problems such as cars sliding across the ice, getting stuck in high pile snow, and general crashes. To avoid these problems, de-icing materials are used to keep the public safe. Adding products with de-icing properties reduces the formation of hardpack snow, which is formed when snow and ice adhere to the pavement on roads. Once hardpack is formed, it is difficult to remove by general snow removing methods, including plowing.

With the emergence of new personal electronic devices (PEDs), the company has been pleased to announce the new policy on the usage of such devices, which allows for gate-to-gate usage, so long as no data is transmitted or received. The use of earbud headphones is still not permitted for use until the designated altitude has been reach, however, as a safety protocol. With the number of plane-related incidents in the past year, safety procedures are of the utmost importance and must be maintained to a higher level of standard than usual.

Review the FAA’s regulations (FARs) regarding duty day limits for FAR Part 121, Part 135, and Part 91 flight operations. Next, analyze and evaluate the differences in the regulations between Parts by creatively applying the concepts of human performance and limitations that you learned in this module. Finally, develop and support your opinion as to whether the differences in the regulations are justified in regard to maintaining aviation safety. As always, support your work with a reliable source(s).

A noteworthy concern is ice accretion and shedding, which has negatively affected both aircraft and rotorcraft for many decades. The goal of the de-icing project is to advance the safe operation of helicopters and other rotary wing vehicles while flying in such conditions. This is in accordance with NASA’s goal to further develop rotorcraft technology to create a safer form of transportation. Research is being conducted at the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel to help achieve this goal. While a majority of the published research and theory about rotorcraft icing was performed between the late 1980s and today, more research still needs to be conducted to fully understand the effects of icing on rotorcraft. Currently, there are only a few indoor facilities capable of performing icing tests such as the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel and the AERTS facility at Penn State. Attempts at analytically modeling ice accretion and shedding events have been performed successfully for fixed wing aircraft, but there is still a need for development and validation of prediction tools for ice shedding off of rotorcraft blades. There is currently no reliable methods to accurately determine the size and shape of shed ice from photos or videos of experiments, along with the ability to accurately predict trajectories of the ice particles. By developing tools to predict how and under what conditions ice

Indubitably, taking care of all the instructed factors ensures that the amount of craft accidents is reduced by a substantial margin. The noise standards unit is ruled by the Federal Aviation Agency. The load of a mostly regulated airfield community reflects on the performance of the corporate further because the range of consumers that base their extreme loyalty to the system

To test this question of what brand and insulation type allows for the longest ice retention, we are going to test six different brands coolers and see what performs the best. The way that we are going to test the ice retention part is simple. We will fill each cooler with the same amount of ice by volume of all of the coolers. For example, if we have a 60 quart cooler and we fill it with 60 pounds of crushed ice, then we would fill the one gallon cooler with one pound of crushed ice. This allows for their to be a constant. We will then leave all of the coolers that we are testing in the same place. Next, to check the temperature of the inside of the cooler we will open the coolers at the same time every

In today’s world, flying is generally an extraordinarily safe experience. Within the last five years, only one fatal plane crash has occurred. This is an impressive record considering that more than 87,000 flights can be found in United States airspace on any given day (NATCA). However, air safety has not always been as advanced as it is currently. Past accidents and collisions have triggered crucial safety improvements over the years. The 1956 plane crash over the Grand Canyon was a major catalyst for change as it caused the creation the Federal Aviation Agency.

The aviation community has to constantly keep innovating to help ease congestion in the air space, and keep passengers safe. The implementation of the airport modernization act has continued to aid the aviation industry, and as a result we have seen improvement in technology, and airport operations. Human error has continue to be an issue in the aviation industry, as noted by the author in How Traffic Control Keeps you Safe, but airlines still has some of the best safety records amongst the modes of transportation. The article gave great example of the current issues in the aviation industry, and how they are using technology to their advantage to help lesson these risk. There is always going to be accidents in the aviation industry, but taking right steps to make sure that numbers of mistakes are slim to none is something that will help aid to the growth of the

In the rapidly expanding industry of aviation in the United States of America, there is an increasingly high demand for safety – not only by businesses striving to provide safe transportation, but also by the general public who has an invested trust in air travel. One way the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) promotes safety in aviation is by encouraging the voluntary, confidential, and punitive-free reporting of incidents, discrepancies, and deficiencies through the Aviation Safety Reporting Program (ASRP), utilizing the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). Being run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the ASRS employs a third party, allowing for examination without authoritative and administrative action.

Aircraft icing is a common and major hazard to the aviation industry. Depending on conditions, icing may have very little or major impact to aircraft performance. The types of icing that form on and affect aircraft, the variables in how each type of icing is formed and the categories of severity will be discussed. Numerous methods of prevention and treatment exist and all pilots should be well versed in flight rules and regulations concerning avoidance and response to icing situations.