Aircraft Measurements of the Frequency of Turbulence Encounters in Australia, A Review and Assessment

Abstract

All available aircraft V-g-h measurements of turbulence encounters during routine flying in Australia have been summarised on a common basis. The data are insufficient to determine the Australian gust environment although they are not incompatible with the Royal Aeronautical Society data item ESDU 69023. There are, however, indications that at high altitudes (30,000 ft and above) gusts are encountered more frequently than the data item predicts. This is particularly so for the stronger gusts. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108923

Entities

People

  • Douglas J. Sherman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Australia
  • Civil Aviation
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Engineering
  • Gust Loads
  • High Altitude
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Recording Systems
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbulence

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Systems Analysis and Design