Many aircraft accidents each year are caused by encounters with unseen airflow hazards near the ground such as vortices, downdrafts, wind shear, microbursts, or other turbulence. While such hazards frequently pose problems to fixed-wing airplanes, they are especially dangerous to helicopters, which often have to operate in confined spaces and under operationally stressful conditions. We are developing flight-deck visualizations of airflow hazards during helicopter takeoff and landing operations, and are evaluating their effectiveness with usability studies. Our hope is.that this work will lead to the production of an airflow hazard detection system for pilots that will save lives.


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    Title :

    Data Visualization of Invisible Airflow Hazards During Helicopter Takeoff and Landing Operations


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Grace Hopper Conference ; 2004 ; Chicago, IL, United States


    Publication date :

    2004-08-03


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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