AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTICES: A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES R AND D PROGRAM

The report summarizes the current state-of-the-art understanding of the aircraft wake vortex phenomenon and the results of the United States program to minimize the restrictions caused by aircraft wake vortices in the terminal environment. The vortex phenomenon, vortex avoidance systems, and vortex alleviation techniques are discussed. (Author)

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9727
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Rept. no. TSC-FAA-76-4 dated Jan 76, AD-A023 415.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Hallock, J N
  • Eberle, W R
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 346 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aviation safety; Detectors; Dynamics; Flight; Hazards; Landing; Transport properties (Physics); Vortices; Wakes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transport properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landing; Decay schemes; Wake detectors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166422
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-FAA-77-4, FAA-RD-77-23
• Files: NTIS, NTL
• Created Date: Sep 28 2002 12:00AM