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Wake vortex encounters in a flight simulator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

D. J. Allerton  and
G. T. Spence
D. J. Allerton
Affiliation:
d.j.allerton@sheffield.ac.uk
G. T. Spence
Affiliation:
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Abstract

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A real-time model of a wake vortex has been developed for an engineering flight simulator, which enables studies to be undertaken into the effects of wake vortex encounters with civil transport aircraft. A brief summary of the methods used to create a vortex model and integrate it with a real-time flight simulator is presented. Tools have been developed to determine the structural loads on an aircraft during a simulated wake vortex encounter and to visualise the airframe loads. Four wake vortex encounters were flown with different pilot recovery strategies and automatic flight controls. It is clear from analysis of these results that it is difficult for a pilot to appreciate the margin of tail loading during an encounter and a prototype training display is outlined to enable pilots to fully understand the effects of rudder inputs in recovery from these events.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 114 , Issue 1159 , September 2010 , pp. 579 - 587
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2010 

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