HORIZON 2020 - EU aeronautics sector boosted by ‘ice sensor’ flight trials

EU-funded researchers have trialled new sensory technologies designed to detect hazardous icy flying conditions at high altitude. The innovations, which can be fitted onto commercial aircraft, have been developed in anticipation of regulatory changes to further tighten aircraft safety.

date: 31/03/2016

Project: High Altitude Ice Crystals

acronym: HAIC

See also: CORDIS

“Commercial aircraft have detected possible threats while flying in the vicinity of deep convective clouds since at least the early 1990s,” explains HAIC (High Altitude Ice Crystals) project coordinator Fabien Dezitter from Airbus. “Heated probes and engines are the areas of aircraft most prone to high-altitude icy conditions. The HAIC project has sought to develop and test the next generation of instrumentation and detection systems to address this challenge.”

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