Evaluation of an Unlighted Swinging Airport Sign

Abstract

An unlighted swinging airport sign was evaluated at the Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the readability of the sign under varying wind and jet blast conditions. Results indicate that the sign is readable under all of the test conditions except when subjected to wind speeds of approximately 35 to 40 knots with gusts produced by the additive effect of the ambient winds and the jet blast. Even under this condition, readability of the sign remained adequate except at the most extreme angular displacement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284763

Entities

People

  • Eric S. Katz

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Deflection
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • International Airports
  • New Jersey
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Control Systems Engineering.