Volcanic Ash Data
Researchers have concluded a series of tests, conducted over a five-year period, designed to assess the effects of volcanic ash on aircraft engines, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says.
NASA worked with other government agencies — including the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory — and aviation industry representatives from Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks, General Electric Aviation and Boeing Research & Technology to conduct the NASA Vehicle Integrated Propulsion Research (VIPR) tests.
The final test simulated the ingestion of volcanic ash into an aircraft engine.
“We don’t know of anybody who has ever attempted to introduce volcanic ash directly into the engine core on the w…
