Originally Posted by
Carioca Canuck
Thanks for the pics Geoff........I wonder why they were in the frozen north ?
Probably cheaper / easier to do cold-weather testing in the frozen north than build a giant freezer
Assume it's to make sure the doors still open, the engines still start after a night in the cold etc. I recall watching "21st Century Jet" where they did similar things with the 777 - i.e. coat it in six inches of ice and make sure the doors still popped open.
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
PS For those who are interested, today in Iqaluit the high is minus 29, sunrise is at 8:36 and sunset 14:56.