Characterizing the Hazard of a Wake Vortex Encounter

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Characterizing the Hazard of a Wake Vortex Encounter

Vicroy, Dan D. / Brandon, Jay / Greene, George / Rivers, Robert / Shah, Gautam / Stewart, Eric / Stuever, Robert

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is conducting research with the goal of enabling safe improvements in the capacity of the nation's air transportation system. The wake vortex upset hazard is an important factor in establishing the minimum safe spacing between aircraft during landing and take-off operations, thus impacting airport capacity. Static and free-flight wind tunnel tests and flight tests have provided an extensive data set for improved understanding of vortex encounter dynamics and simulation. Piloted and batch simulation studies are also ongoing to establish a first-order hazard metric and determine the limits of an operationally acceptable wake induced upset. This paper outlines NASA's research in these areas.

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Title :

Characterizing the Hazard of a Wake Vortex Encounter

Contributors:

Vicroy, Dan D. (author) / Brandon, Jay (author) / Greene, George (author) / Rivers, Robert (author) / Shah, Gautam (author) / Stewart, Eric (author) / Stuever, Robert (author)

Publication date :

1998-01-01

Type of media :

Miscellaneous

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance