Icing Wind Tunnel

GKN Aerospace Luton operates an icing wind tunnel for aircraft sensor qualification, ice protection systems development, analytical model validation, pre-qualification evaluation of aircraft ice protection system critical surfaces and coatings and full-scale engine model ice accretion characterisation.

Under Spraybars
Bespoke Tunnel Test Section (Side View)

Our facilities and experience

The icing wind tunnel is situated at GKN Aerospace Luton in the UK, built to a design conceived by our highly experienced icing wind tunnel team, drawing upon many years of work in the field of in-flight icing phenomena and icing wind tunnel testing. Our facilities and experience are available to our customers for ice protection system and sensor development, qualification and icing research collaboration.

Behind Spraybars

Extremely flexible and adaptive facility

The GKN aerospace icing wind tunnel is an extremely flexible and adaptive facility. The facility can be customised to suit testing requirements. Our global customers are offered highly productive and cost effective testing solutions.

Find out more