Joint US/UK Vortex Tracking Program at Heathrow International Airport. Volume II. Data Analysis.

Abstract

From May 1974 through June 1975, the approach region to runway 28R at Heathrow International Airport was equipped with aircraft wake vortex tracking equipment. The vortices from approximately 13,000 aircraft were monitored along with the attendant meteorological conditions. The joint US/UK project represents a major step in learning how vortices move and die in the terminal environment. Volume II describes the entire project from the workings and locations of the equipment to the analysis of the data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA048308

Entities

People

  • B. P. Winston
  • D. C. Burnham
  • I. G. Mcwilliams
  • J. N. Hallock
  • T. E. Sullivan

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Analog Computers
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • Wind Shear
  • Wind Velocity

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