Ken H.
An encounter with inflight icing can be deadly for any aircraft. Ice detectors, installed on many transport aircraft, provide critical icing information to the flight crew and aircraft ice protection systems. Aircraft Ice Detection How does an ice detector work? Collins Aerospace...
Ken H.
Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. From a distance, they all look about the same. Passenger and freighter aircraft look similar on the outside,...
Ken H.
Large aircraft have a lot of probes for gathering data. One of my favorites on the 767 is the little guy that sits beneath the captain’s windscreen. On humid days, the aspirated total air temperature (TAT) probe puts on quite a show; spitting and sputtering a long stream of high pressure...