In Air Iceing

Series

Series Name: Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

Length of issue (in feet)

479

Stories in this Issue:

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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