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American Kestrel Company, LLC announced on 9/24/2007 the planned release of it's integrated 2-D Ice accretion package LEWINT. LEWINT combines the ice accretion code LEWICE
version 3.2.2 with American Kestrel's user interface, plotting, and
icing analysis tools to produce an integrated 2D ice accretion package.
More information is available here. If you would like to be added to a mailing list to recieve future information about LEWICE please contact LEWINT@AmericanKestrelCo.com
LEWINT version1.01 - full release
is now available, this version includes a much expanded thermal
analysis capability as well as resolving various bugs.
The objective of
American Kestrel Company, LLC is
to provide research and development, and consulting services to help
government and commercial customers solve challenging problems in the
area of aviation safety, and to transition the resulting technologies
into
successful certified products. American Kestrel has unique experience
in the development of aircraft ice protection technologies and turning
them into certified systems. In support of your technology development
program we can provide aircraft integration, system level design and
analysis, analog and digital electronics design, embedded
microcontroller design, certified software development (RTCA Do-178B),
system testing and evaluation, environmental testing (RTCA Do160F),
configuration control and quality management, icing wind tunnel
testing, ground testing, and flight testing. American Kestrel has an
FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) ,mechanical systems,
specializing in ice protection systems on staff. Other consultant DERs
can be contracted to complete your certification team.
Expansion of DER delegation: Mr. David Parkins is American Kestrel's icing DER. He recently had his delegation expanded and is now authorized as follows:
Authorized Regulations: 14 CFR Part 23/25/27/29/35
Delegated functions and authorized areas per Order 8110.37E, Appendix B Chart C1
Authorized areas and delgated functions: C1, C2, C4, C6
The above picture was
taken at the Mt. Washington Observatory. Information about the
observatory can be found at http://www.mountwashington.org. The Mount Washington
Observatory is a private, non-profit, membership
organization created to:
- Observe and record the
extreme weather conditions of Mount Washington.
- Conduct scientific
research at that location.
- Devise educational
programs that foster the appreciation of the science, history and
natural history of the White Mountains.
- Promote public safety
in the White Mountains.
Over the years a
substantial amount of work has been performed at the observatory that
is directly aimed at or applicable to aircraft icing, aviation weather
forecasting, sensor development and aviation safety. The top picture is
a composite photograph taken from the top of Mt. Washington.
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