| ACOUSTIC SYSTEM AIMS TO TRACK WAKE VORTICES | |
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| Posted by Adam Webster | |
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The magic to any air charter efficiency endeavour is to figure out how to squeeze a few more flights (safely) onto a runway per hour. Wake turbulence (wing tip vortice) separation is a real boogie man for us 8pax and smaller aircraft when operating in Class B airspace..or simply any busy airport. The reality is that you wait and wait and wait and wonder about what you can't see. It would appear that these engineers and designers have thought this through. This AvWeb post is valuable in that it shows we can measure subtle stuff that will help us know exactly where that big rotating beast is. For those non-aviation readers here, think of it this way: Wake turbulence is just like a wake left by a big boat passing a small boat quickly on the water. However, to aircraft it can mean uncommanded barrel rolls and other nasty gymnastics you might not want to do or try at 900 feet above ground level. This post was made by Adam Webster who was never cursed by any wake turbulence (wing tip vortices) though he is certainly impatient, dumb and lazy enough to have wandered into many. It is, frankly, a miracle that he is alive. |
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