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Flight tests of the turbulence prediction and warning system (tpaws)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hamilton, David W. Ahmad, Nashat N. Proctor, Fred H. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Flight tests of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Turbulence Prediction And Warning System (TPAWS) were conducted in the Fall of 2000 and Spring of 2002. TPAWS is a radar-based airborne turbulence detection system. During twelve flights, NASA's B-757 tallied 53 encounters with convectively induced turbulence. Analysis of data collected during 49 encounters in the Spring of 2002 showed that the TPAWS Airborne Turbulence Detection System (ATDS) successfully detected 80% of the events at least 30 seconds prior to the encounter, achieving FAA recommended performance criteria. Details of the flights, the prevailing weather conditions, and each of the turbulence events are presented in this report. Sensor and environmental characterizations are also provided. |
| File Size | 30082714 |
| Page Count | 152 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120003172 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8ff8rx2q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Nasa Programs Flight Tests Goes Satellites Turbulence Warning Systems Boeing 757 Aircraft Predictions Sensors Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
