Acoustic and Fuel Consumption Effects Resulting from the Installation of Spiroid Winglets on Aircraft
The Volpe National Transportation System Center’s Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division (Volpe Center), is supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in implementing its Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Program. The objective of the NextGen Program is to design and implement an air transportation system capable of accommodating an expected tripling in required capacity over the next 25 years. As part of this initiative, the Volpe Center participated in a study to determine the potential fuel saving and noise reduction benefits of installing experimental spiroid winglets on an aircraft.
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Corporate Authors:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway
Cambridge, MA United States 02142Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Authors:
- Lau, Michael C
- Senzig, David A
- Samiljan, Robert
- Ahearn, Meghan
- Scarpone, Chris
- Roof, Christopher
- Publication Date: 2011-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 125p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft noise; Flight tests; Fuel consumption
- Identifier Terms: Next Generation Air Transportation System
- Uncontrolled Terms: Winglets
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01362807
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FAA-11-12, DOT-FAA-AEE-2011-06
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 16 2012 10:14AM