AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-AVIATION-AVIATION;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;
Abstract:
The state of knowledge about aircraft wake vortices in the summer of 1990 is summarized. With the advent of a new FAA wake vortex program, the current situation was assessed by answering five questions: (1) What do we know about wake vortices, (2) what don't we know about wake vortices, (3) what are the requirements and limitations for operational systems to solve the wake vortex problems, (4) where do we go from here, and (5) why do we need to collect more wake vortex data.
This paper details the results of FTA's investigation into the potential capacity gains of applying 1.5 nautical mile (NM) diagonal separation between...
Aircraft wake vortices can pose a threat, especially in the terminal environment where aircraft operate in close proximity. Vortex separation standard...
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