Evaluation of Aviation Rumble Strips

This interim report provides information about one potential strategy to mitigate the risk of incursions: rumble strips tailored to aviation. Aviation rumble strips may provide advance warning when entering an active runway or taxiway entrance that has published “hot spots.” A test bed of raised and sawcut rumble strips was installed, and quantitative and qualitative assessments were performed with a Cirrus SR20, Cessna 152, Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 Warrior, and Piper PA-34 Seneca at varying taxiing speeds. This test fleet represents approximately 66% of aircraft operating at general aviation (GA) airports. This interim report provides tables and graphics that summarize both qualitative and quantitative data. The sawcut and raised rumble strips were clearly discernible in the three-axis acceleration data for all GA aircraft at all speeds. The work is ongoing, but discussion of these preliminary results by the aviation community will be valuable to shape future research and testing.

• Record URL:
  http://www.airporttech.tc.faa.gov/DesktopModules/FlexNews/DownloadHandler.ashx?id=b705eb54-6797-4958-8f5a-f660d1d4bfb0&f=TC-15-2.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  610 Purdue Mall West
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907

  SRA International, Incorporated

  4300 Fair Lakes Court
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22033

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Airport Technology Research and Development Section
  William J. Hughes Technical Center Building 296, Atlantic City International Airport
  Anlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • Bullock, Darcy M
  • Hubbard, Sarah M L
  • Furr, Colin
  • Gilllum, Brock
  • Gallagher, Donald W
  • DiPilato, Mike
• Publication Date: 2015-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Interim Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 34p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Aviation safety; Evaluation and assessment; General aviation airports; Rumble strips; Runway incursions; Speed; Taxiing
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01564439
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA/TC-15/2
• Contract Numbers: 12-C-GA-PU-010
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 26 2015 4:06PM