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Investigation of aircraft landing in variable wind fieldsA digital simulation study is reported of the effects of gusts and wind shear on the approach and landing of aircraft. The gusts and wind shear are primarily those associated with wind fields created by surface wind passing around bluff geometries characteristic of buildings. Also, flight through a simple model of a thunderstorm is investigated. A two-dimensional model of aircraft motion was represented by a set of nonlinear equations which accounted for both spatial and temporal variations of winds. The landings of aircraft with the characteristics of a DC-8 and a DHC-6 were digitally simulated under different wind conditions with fixed and automatic controls. The resulting deviations in touchdown points and the controls that are required to maintain the desired flight path are presented. The presence of large bluff objects, such as buildings in the flight path is shown to have considerable effect on aircraft landings.
Document ID
19790005472
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Frost, W.
(Tennessee Univ. Space Inst. Tullahoma, TN, United States)
Reddy, K. R.
(Tennessee Univ. Space Inst. Tullahoma, TN, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1978
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
M-272
NASA-CR-3073
Accession Number
79N13643
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-29584
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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