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NASA News ReleasesUnited States5 October 2026

NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety

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NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds. The problem, known as “supercooled large droplet icing,” occurs when aircraft fly through clouds containing unusually large drops of water that are […]
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