Use of Simple Models to Determine Wake Vortex Categories for New Aircraft

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• Alternative Title:
  7th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference
• Creators:
  Hallock, James N. ; Greene, George C. ; Tittsworth, Jeffrey ; Strande, Paul D. ; Wang, Frank Y.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Wake Turbulence Research Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aircraft Aircraft Separation Air Traffic Control Air Traffic Flow Management Flow Heavy Aircraft Turbulence Vortices Wakes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  AIAA 2015-3172
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Abstract:
  The paper describes how to use simple models and, if needed, sensitivity analyses to determine the wake vortex categories for new aircraft. The methodology provides a tool for the regulators to assess the relative risk of introducing new aircraft into the current fleet.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27bd36e30be8f3be7d98d560198d3c1383923414b6f7bc40b5d718d790320c14f8c409c90941f8657796d69c1a536b8d5264ec20baf693584ceb4a4ac303d24d
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35085/dot_35085_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 313.78 KB ]