Overview of wake-vortex hazards during cruise

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 960-975

  Rossow, V J ^a   James, K D ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS; HAZARDS; LANDING; LIFT; SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS; TAKEOFF; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

CRUISE ALTITUDES; DOWNWASH; WAKE VORTEX HAZARDS;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034316928     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2723     Document Type: Article

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