LONG BOW MODEL DURING ICING TEST
An AH-64 (Apache) Longbow fire control full size radar photographed during icing tests in the Icing Research wind tunnel. Built at the end of World War II, the Icing Research Tunnel is the oldest and largest refrigerated icing wind tunnel in the world. It can produce winds that travel up to 395 miles per hour and reach temperatures as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit. The facility simulates ice formation during flight by spraying a cloud of super-cooled water droplets onto an aircraft component or model.
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NASA ID
GRC-1993-C-04831
Date Created
June 15, 1993
Center
GRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/GRC/Quentin Schwinn
Location
NASA Glenn Research Center
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