NASA Studying Volcanic Ash Engine Test Results

NASA Studying Volcanic Ash Engine Test Results Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 24, 2015 - NASA researchers are spending at least the next six months poring over data from a recent test that involved sending volcanic ash through an airplane engine. According to the U.S. Geological Survey more than 80 commercial aircraft encountered potentially hazardous volcanic ash in flight and at airports from 1993-2008. That was before the big 2010 volcanic eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Ic ... more

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