“I was honoured that they would even nominate me given the calibre of some of the people that they’ve put in there but I literally told him, I didn’t say he was a fool, I said he was just wasting his time,” MacLeod, a National Research Council (NRC) Canada research officer for jet engine icing, […]
The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) will hold one of its infrequent community open houses at its outdoor next generation experimental jet engine test facility June 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. By opening its doors Saturday, local residents will get one of their few public opportunities to date to […]
Facility Adds Jobs, Diversity and a Skilled Workforce to Thompson’s Economy (Thompson, Manitoba) The province is providing a $2.5 million Manitoba Industrial Program Opportunities (MIOP) loan to the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) to support capital upgrades to GLACIER’s aircraft engine testing and certification facility in Thompson, Premier Greg Selinger […]
Passing the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) jet engine testing facility off Highway 6 on the coldest day of winter, you might wonder what sort of test might be underway at that time. But most likely, says Don Pereira, who manages the facility on behalf of MDS AeroTest, the answer would […]
When it comes to jet engine testing facilities in Manitoba, the federal government is an equal opportunity funder. Lynn Yelich, the Conservative government’s minister of state for Western Economic Diversification, announced in Winnipeg on June 8 that the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER), a joint-venture partnership between jet engine manufacturers Pratt […]
Winnipeg, Manitoba Today, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced a Harper Government investment in the Canadian Environmental Test and Research Center Inc. (EnviroTREC) to purchase specialized equipment to improve and expand aerospace testing in Manitoba. “Our Government’s top priority is creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity,” said Minister Yelich. […]
NRC know-how is supplying critical expertise for a new cold weather aircraft engine testing facility in Thompson, Manitoba. The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) facility is a specialized 9-metre-diameter wind tunnel that sprays super-cooled water mist into the world’s largest aircraft turbines. This recreates operating conditions that can cause unusual internal […]
MDS, through its subsidiary, MDS AeroTest, is operating and maintaining the largest and most advanced cold weather test and research facility for gas turbines in the world. The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) in Thompson, Manitoba was also designed and built by MDS. It is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and […]
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls-Royce celebrated the opening of their joint venture Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research in Thompson, Manitoba on Oct. 29. The new facility specializes in ice tests for civil aerospace engine certification and can accommodate the largest aircraft engines in use today and will support the future growth […]
Thompson, Manitoba – The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification and the Honourable Peter Bjornson, Manitoba Minister of Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade today joined Rolls-Royce Canada Limited, Pratt & Whitney Canada, the National Research Council Canada (NRC), and other aerospace industry representatives to celebrate the grand opening of the Global Aerospace […]