Airbus A340 completes ash cloud trial

Airbus, Dusseldorf University, easyJet and sensing technologies specialist Nicarnica Aviation have flown an Airbus A340 toward an artificial ash cloud to test their AVOID sensor concept. The AVOID system, which was created by Fred Prata of Nicarnica Aviation, is like a weather radar for ash...

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