Chicago Monostatic Acoustic Vortex Sensing System. Volume III. Executive Summary: Decay of B-707 and DC-8 Vortices.

Abstract

A Monostatic Acoustic Vortex Sensing System (MAVSS) was installed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to measure the strength and decay of aircraft wake vortices from landing aircraft. The MAVSS consists of an array of acoustic antennas which measure the vertical profile up to 60-m altitude of the vertical component of the wind. The decay in wake vortex strength is measured as the vortex passes over successive antennas in the array. In this volume, the results of Volume II are summarized in terms of the safety implications of categorizing all landing B-707s and DC-8s as Large aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113570

Entities

People

  • D. C. Burnham
  • J. N. Hallock

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircraft Noise
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Data Analysis
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • International Airports
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Noise
  • Square Roots
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • Turbulent Diffusion
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.