NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program Overview

TITLE AND SUBTITLE:
NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program Overview

AUTHOR(S):
Thomas P. Ratvasky, Judith Foss Van Zante, and James T. Riley

REPORT DATE:
January 1999

FUNDING NUMBERS:
WU-548-20-23-00

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3191

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER:
E-11502

SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES):
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC 20546-0001

REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED:
Technical Memorandum

SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER:
NASA TM-1999-208901
AIAA-99-0370

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES:
Prepared for the 37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting & Exhibit sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reno, Nevada, January 11-14, 1999. Thomas P. Ratvasky, NASA Lewis Research Center; Judith Foss Van Zante, Dynacs Engineering Co., Inc., 2001 Aerospace Parkway, Brook Park, Ohio 44142 (work funded by NASA Contract NAS3-98008); James T. Riley, FAA Technical Center, Atlantic City Airport, New Jersey 08405. Responsible person, Thomas P. Ratvasky, organization code 5840, (216) 433-3905.

ABSTRACT:
The effects of tailplane icing were investigated in a four-year NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program (TIP). This research program was developed to improve the understanding of iced tailplane aeroperformance and aircraft aerodynamics, and to develop design and training aides to help reduce the number of incidents and accidents caused by tailplane icing. To do this, the TIP was constructed with elements that included icing wind tunnel testing, dry-air aerodynamic wind tunnel testing, flight tests, and analytical code development. This paper provides an overview of the entire program demonstrating the interconnectivity of the program elements and reports on current accomplishments.

SUBJECT TERMS:
Aircraft icing; Stability and control; Tailplane icing; Tailplane performance

NUMBER OF PAGES:
18

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