Abstract In-flight encounters with turbulence are a well-known hazard to aviation that is responsible for numerous injuries each year, with occasional fatalities and structural damage. Not only are turbulence encounters a safety issue, they also result in millions of dollars in operational costs to airlines and may cause schedule delays and air traffic management problems. For these reasons, pilots, dispatchers, and air traffic controllers attempt to avoid turbulence wherever possible. Despite these motivations, the accuracy of detection and forecasting turbulence for aviation applications is insufficient for acceptable levels of avoidance. This chapter reviews the fundamental problems associated with understanding the properties of aviation-scale turbulence and provides an overview of the advances that are being made in the areas of detection and forecasting. References are included to other chapters in this volume which provide more detail on particular subjects.
Nature of Aviation Turbulence
Aviation Turbulence ; 3-30
01.01.2016
28 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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