Aircraft Wake Vortices: A State-of-the-Art Review of the United States R and D Program

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042442

Entities

People

  • J. N. Hallock
  • W. R. Eberle

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Speeds
  • Flow Visualization
  • Meteorology
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design