Wake Turbulence--An Obstacle to Increased Air Traffic Capacity

by National Research Council, Committee to Conduct an Independent Asse, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, et al.

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Without major changes, the current air transportation system will be unable to accommodate the expected increase in demand by 2025. One proposal to address this problem is to use the Global Positioning System to enable aircraft to fly more closely spaced. This approach, however, might be limited by the wake turbulence problem, which can be a safety hazard when smaller aircraft follow relatively larger aircraft too closely. To examine how this potential...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309113792

ISBN13:9780309113793

Release Date:April 2008

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:102 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 8.7"

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