Air Quality Analysis of Possible F-15 and A-10 Aircraft Engine Modifications to Reduce Pollution.

Abstract

The Air Force has established goals for the control of aircraft engine exhaust emissions. Neither the F-15 nor A-10 aircraft engines completely meet these goals even though they are much less polluting than the F-4E and A-7 aircraft they often replace. This study compares air quality impacts of all four aircraft and shows the relative improvements possible with a modification/retrofit program for the F-15 and A-10 aircraft. Significant improvement is obtainable only for the A-10 hydrocarbon emissions. A five step analytical methodology is presented and can be adapted to nearly any aircraft related air quality assessment problem. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059976

Entities

People

  • Dennis F. Naugle
  • Harold A. Scott Jr.
  • Peter S. Daley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Pollution
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircraft Exhaust
  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Gas Turbines
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Standards
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines
  • Turboprop Engines

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.