Scientists get to grips with friction testing

A FIVE-YEAR TEST programme aimed at achieving a better understanding of how runway contaminants such as anti-icing fluid and slush can adversely affect aircraft stopping distances began in Canada on 15 January. The first phase of the programme, which involves Transport Canada, the US Federal Aviation Administration and NASA, will ...

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