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NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program Debriefing
05/18/2000
Author: Dr. Judith Foss Van Zante

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NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program Debriefing

Ice on the Horizontal Tailplane can cause an airplane to lose pitch stability and/or controllability. It has caused a number of incidents and accidents

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Review

Generic Force Balance “Equilibrium Flight”

Function of the Horizontal Tail

Force & Moment Balance

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Effect of Ice on Airfoil How Ice Grows - Rime Shape

 

Effect of Ice on Airfoil How Ice Grows - Glaze Shape

Effect of Ice on Tailplane Separated Flow

Ice Shapes Tested on Twin Otter & Grown in Icing Research Tunnel

Effect of Ice on Tailplane

Summary

NASA/FAA TIP Impact

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