Wake turbulence : an obstacle to increased air traffic capacity /

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Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Conduct an Independent Assessment of the Nation's Wake Turbulence Research and Development Program.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 86 pages) : color illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Wakes (Aerodynamics) Turbulence. Turbulence. Wakes (Aerodynamics) Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11213459

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ISBN:	9780309113809 0309113806 9781281300270 1281300276 0309113792 9780309113793 9786611300272 6611300279
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"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 hazard might be reduced, Congress in 2005 directed NASA to request a study from the NRC to assess the federal wake turbulence R & D program. This book provides a description of the problem, an assessment of the organizational challenges to addressing wake turbulence, an analysis of the technical challenges in wake turbulence, and a proposal for a wake turbulence program plan. A series of recommendations for addressing the wake turbulence challenge are also given."--Publisher description.
Other form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Conduct an Independent Assessment of the Nation's Wake Turbulence Research and Development Program. Wake turbulence. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008 0309113792

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