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Recent NASA Wake Surfing Flight ResearchThis paper contains information about the potential benefits and drawbacks of aircraft wake surfing. Wake surfing benefits have been measured and published previously; this paper presents the first known results obtained using a civilian business jet and an ADS-B data link.
Document ID
20180004610
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Hanson, Curt (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Pahle, Joe (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Reynolds, James (Jacobs Technology, Inc. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Andrade, Stephanie (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Brown, Nelson (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 22, 2018
Publication Date
June 27, 2018
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AFRC-E-DAA-TN57889
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2018 AIAA Aviation Forum
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 25, 2018
End Date: June 19, 2018
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NND08RR01B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
wake surfing

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