Estimated STOVL Strike Fighter Danger Area.

Abstract

The AV-8B short-takeoff vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft requires personnel to remain 50 feet away during vertical operations due to impinging gas effects. In future STOVL aircraft vertical thrust will be greater, with a potentially larger danger area. This memorandum examines the factors that determine the size of the danger area and models the amount of area future STOVL aircraft will need. Aircraft exhaust, Aircraft landings, AV-8B aircraft, Aviation safety, Carrier landings, Dynamic pressure, Flight decks, Jet engine exhaust, Mathematical models, Short takeoff aircraft, Takeoff, Thrust, Velocity, Vertical landings, Vertical takeoff aircraft.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251402

Entities

People

  • William J. Steptoe

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Exhaust
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Safety
  • Carrier Landings
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Decks
  • Jet Engine Exhaust
  • Jet Engines
  • Landing
  • Mathematical Models
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Vertical Landings
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Business
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Rocket Propulsion.