HAIC - High Altitude Ice Crystals

Commercial aircraft have been experiencing inservice events while flying in the vicinity of deep convective clouds since at least the early 1990s. Heated probes and engines are the areas of aircraft most prone to mixed phase and glaciated icing threat. In anticipation of regulation changes according to mixed phase and glaciated icing conditions, the HAIC project will provide to the European Aeronautical industry Acceptable Means of Compliance (numerical and test capabilities) and appropriate ice particle detection/awareness technologies for use on-board of commercial aircraft in order to enhance safety when an aircraft is flying in such weather conditions. HAIC will achieve high Technology Readiness Level (TRL6) for technologies (radar, detector) and capabilities (numerical models and tools, test facilities) developed as part of the project HAIC is a 4 years integrated project comprising 37 partners representing the European stakeholders of the Aeronautical industry from 14 European countries.HAIC will also develop international cooperation and collaboration thanks to the involvement of key international organizations and companies as partner of the project or through the advisory board. Finally, HAIC will complement the work performed as part of existing international projects and working groups, notably EASA-HighIWC, HIWC, Engine Icing Working Group and Ice Crystals Consortium, and pave the way towards the ACARE 2020 and Flight Path 2050 safety objectives.