In Air Iceing

Series

Series Name
Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.
69
Length of issue (in feet)
479
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Matchstick Vertiport
  2. 2In Air Iceing
  3. 3Pneumatic Hydrocraft
  4. 4Line Overload Indicator

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Realistically arctic conditions at the touch of a switch - liquid nitrogen, steam, and water sprays in freezing air, are some of the techniques for producing man-made snowstorms for essential aerodynamic tests.
Researcher Comments
Used in wind tunnels for testing how and where ice builds up on an aircraft. Uses footage from a BBC ‘Tomorrow’s World’ programme
Keywords
Aircraft; Science and technology; Engineering
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/69
Credits:
Presenter
Bill Costello
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Marion Foster
Cutter
Mike Willcox

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
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