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NASA Probes the Drops That Slip Past Ice Protection in Its Icing Research Tunnel
NASA's Icing Research Tunnel test campaign, published October 5, 2026, targets supercooled large droplet icing, a hazard where water drops far larger than aircraft design assumptions can splash behind conventional ice protection. Here is what the June tests did, and what remains unverified.