Glacier weather planning decision aid – MDS AeroTest

The Glacier test facility was established to conduct testing of aircraft turbofan engines under icing conditions. Engine manufacurers from across the globe use the Glacier facility to earn airworthiness certification for their products. A range of icing conditions is prescribed by airworthiness authorities, and required air temperature is produced under naturally occurring conditions. Air temperature tolerance for certification test may be quite small. However, the facility is not close to or located at an available observation and forecast station. Hence, the forecast and actual observed temperatures for the station can differ from the facility. The intent of the present work is to develop a Glacier Weather Dashboard to be used as a decision-aid in test planning.

Faculty Supervisor:

Carson Leung;Jesse Wilson

Student:

Partner:

MDS AeroTest

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Red River College Polytechnic; University of Manitoba

Program: