Freeze Frame

Scientific imaging specialist Quentin Schwinn uses a laser scanner to scan ice accretion on the leading edge of an airfoil in NASA Glenn’s Icing Research Tunnel, the oldest operating icing wind tunnel in the world. The data from the scans will be used to create a 3-D printed model for researchers to study as part of NASA’s fundamental aeronautics research. NASA Glenn’s icing research, established in the 1940s, helped improve the capabilities of combat aircraft flying in icing conditions during World War II. Since then, NASA’s ongoing icing research has led to the development of safety technologies designed to detect and reduce icing on commercial and general aviation aircraft while in flight.

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