Recovery strategies for microburst encounters using reactive and forward-look wind shear detectionThe threat of convective microburst wind shear phenomena to aircraft is studied. An attempt was made to quantify the benefits of forward-look sensing and to develop and test a candidate set of strategies for recovery from inadvertent microburst encounters during the landing approach. A batch simulation of various wind shear encounters was carried out; the simulation consisted of a point-mass aircraft model, an analytical microburst, and a simple wind shear detection scheme. It was found that forward-look alerts given 10 sec prior to microburst entry permitted recoveries to be made with little altitude loss.
Document ID
19890061062
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hinton, David A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 89-3325
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Flight Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit