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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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9531
• Corporate Authors:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal 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