Overview of wake-vortex hazards during cruise

17th Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 676-695

  Rossow, V J ^a   James, K D ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRPORTS; ANEROID ALTIMETERS; HAZARDS; LIFT; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; VORTEX FLOW;

CRUISE ALTITUDE; LARGE AMOUNTS; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; ROLLING MOMENTS; VERTICAL LOAD; VORTEX WAKES; WAKE VORTEX;

WAKES;

EID: 84964199878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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