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Altitudinal Trends on Seasonal and Geographic Contrail Persistent Regions Over CONUSAddressing contrail formation and avoidance will play a large part in the aviation sector’s fight against climate change. Most research has focused on looking at contrail trends below 40,000 ft, the altitude range typically flown by commercial aircraft. The Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD)’s Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) has a cruise altitude of 43,000 ft, much higher than that of its replacement, the Boeing 737-Max (B737). We use the Schmidt-Appleman criterion with annual weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to take a closer look at contrails’ altitude dependent seasonal and geographical trends over the Continental United States. The results compare the contrail persistent regions the TTBW would fly through to that from the B737.
Document ID
20240013547
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
Jimin Park
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, United States)
Date Acquired
October 24, 2024
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Air Transportation and Safety
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA AVIATION Forum and Exposition
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Country: US
Start Date: July 21, 2025
End Date: July 25, 2025
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 770848.06.01.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
contrail
TTBW
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