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Useful Links

The following links are particularly useful in the development, design and certification of aircraft ice protection systems. Some are duplicated from the top links page:

Weather:

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Real Time Weather
NWC Aviation Weather Center (ADDS)

Organizations:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Helicopter Association International (HAI)
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
SAE AC-9C Aircraft Icing Technology Committee
Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP)
Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE)
ASTM International

Research Facilities:

McKinley Climatic Lab - Eglin Airforce Base
NASA Glenn - Icing Branch
NASA Glenn - Icing Research Tunnel
National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State Univ.
University of Illinois Icing Research Group

Testing Facilities:

Boeing BRAIT - icing wind tunnel
Cox and Company - Leclerc Icing Research Facility (LIRL)
Goodrich - Icing Wind Tunnel

NRC - Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR) Icing Wind Tunnel
NRC - Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR) Altitude Icing Wind Tunnel

Aircraft Icing:

CAV Ice Protection - TKS weeping glycol ice protection system
Cox and Company - electro-expulsive ice protection system
Goodrich - Ice Detection and Ice Protection Systems

Aircraft Regulatory Resources:

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - European regulatory agency
FAA Regulatory Guidence Library
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)
Transport Canada - Canadian regulatory agency
ASTM International - Repository for Part 23 Certification Methods of Compliance