The techiest ways NASA flies with you everyday

As many of you know, NASA just doesn’t focus developing high-tech tools for spacecraft, it also specializes in a number of such tools for aircraft, large and small. The space agency recently took a look at some of the technology it has developed for aircraft and we’ve added a few others.

Ice on an aircraft’s wings can be devastating to flight. The Icing Research Tunnel at NASA’s Glenn Research Center is used to simulate the formation of ice on aircraft surfaces during flight. Cold water is sprayed into the tunnel and freezes on the test model.

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