AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTEX CHARACTERISTICS FROM DATA MEASURED AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Data from 1320 aircraft flybys at Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, in 1975 were processed and stored in a computerized vortex data management system. The data were selectively recalled to determine vortex characteristics pertinent to the design of an effective wake vortex avoidance system. Vortex and meteorological characteristics which are relevant to the design of an effective wake vortex avoidance system are discussed from an analytical viewpoint as well as from an analysis of the data. Several formulations for feedback of vortex sensor information to provide vortex prediction are presented. Several wake vortex avoidance system designs are shown. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Lockheed Missiles and Space Company Incorporated

  P.O. Box 1103 West Station, Research and Engineering Center
  Huntsville, AL  United States  35807
• Authors:
  • Eberle, W R
  • Brashears, M R
  • Zalay, A D
  • Shrider, K R
  • Love, D A
• Publication Date: 1978-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 254 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft exhaust gases; Airport terminals; Aviation safety; Crosswinds; Data management; Databases; Detectors; Information processing; Kalman filtering; Landing; Mathematical prediction; Meteorological phenomena; Vortices; Wakes; Wind
• Identifier Terms: John F. Kennedy International Airport
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landing; Avoidance; Meteorological data; Wake detectors
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176275
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-78-47 Final Rpt., LMSC-HREC-TR-D568181
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1023
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM