A Phased Approach to Increase Airport Capacity through Safe Reduction of Existing Wake Turbulence Constraints
| Autor: | Benjamin S. Levy, Clark R. Lunsford, Anand D. Mundra, Jeffrey A. Tittsworth, Steven Lang, Wayne W. Cooper, Arthur P. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | Air Traffic Control Quarterly. 11:331-356 |
| ISSN: | 2472-5757 1064-3818 |
| DOI: | 10.2514/atcq.11.4.331 |
| Popis: | This paper outlines the operational issues involved in using knowledge of wake turbulence behavior to develop candidate terminal approach procedures that would increase arrival capacity at a variety of United States airports. Later procedures build incrementally on the experience that would be gained with these initial procedures. The process by which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and The MITRE Corporation’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (MITRE/CAASD) have been analyzing these candidate procedures will be discussed. This process is part of the broader effort to implement an FAA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wake Turbulence Research Management Plan (RMP). Two candidate procedures, and their operational variations, are described in detail, along with expected capacity benefits at selected airports. The analysis methodology is described. The first procedure is a near-term proposed change to the 2500 foot separation minimum for dependent approaches to two parallel runways. The second procedure is a mid-term proposed change to reduce wake constraints for departures from parallel runways spaced closer than 2500 feet using a shor t-term prognosis of crosswinds at and near the area of aircraft rotation. Activities, such as additional wake data collection at a field site, that are planned during the current year to advance towards the specific design and implementation of the procedures are also briefly outlined. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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