Ground Wind Vortex Sensing System Calibration Tests.

Abstract

This report describes the collection of data related to the calibration of two systems for detecting and tracking aircraft wake vortices. The systems tested were the propeller anemometer Ground Wind Vortex Sensing System and the Pulsed Acoustic Vortex Sensing System. The data were analyzed and the location of the vortices as determined with these systems were compared with the vortex location as determined photographically. The tests were conducted at the Federal Aviation Administration's National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, in Atlantic City, NJ. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085647

Entities

People

  • D. C. Burnham
  • T. E. Sullivan

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Flight Paths
  • Ground Level
  • High Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Pilots
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tape Recorders
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.