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

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Abstract:

A Monostatic Acoustic Vortex Sensing System MAVSS was installed at Chicagos OHare 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.

Author(s):
Burnham, D. C. ; Hallock, J. N.
Author Organization(s):
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Supplementary Note:
See also Volume 2, AD-A109 518.
Pagination:
0029

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TSC-FAA-79-18-3, FAA-RD-79-103-3
Monitor Series:
79-103-3
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*AIRCRAFT LANDINGS, *WAKE, *TRAILING VORTICES, *ACOUSTIC DETECTION, JET TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, CIVIL AVIATION, AIRPORTS, ILLINOIS, AVIATION SAFETY, FLOW NOISE, VORTEX SHEDDING, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Commercial and General Aviation, Safety Engineering, Acoustic Detection and Detectors, Fluid Mechanics
Keyword(s):
MAVSS(Monostatic Acoustic Vortex Sensing System), Boeing 707 aircraft, DC 8 aircraft, O Hare International Airport
Report Date:
1981 Jan 01