Ponencia
Analysis of Wind-Shear Effects on Optimal Aircraft Cruise
Autor/es | Valenzuela Romero, Alfonso
Rivas Rivas, Damián |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos |
Fecha de publicación | 2014-05 |
Fecha de depósito | 2021-02-09 |
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Resumen | An analysis of the effects of wind shear on optimal
aircraft cruise trajectories is presented. The procedure
considered is cruise at constant Mach number and constant
altitude, which is commonly flown by airlines, ... An analysis of the effects of wind shear on optimal aircraft cruise trajectories is presented. The procedure considered is cruise at constant Mach number and constant altitude, which is commonly flown by airlines, following air- traffic-control rules. The optimal trajectories correspond to the case of minimum direct-operating-cost cruise with given range, and are obtained using parametric optimization theory. The main objective of the paper is to analyze the influence of the wind shear on the optimum altitude and speed. The results show that, for a given cost index, the effect of the wind shear on the optimum altitude is quite large. The effect of the cost index on the optimum results is also analyzed. Results are presented for a model of a Boeing 767-300ER. |
Cita | Valenzuela Romero, Alfonso y Rivas Rivas, Damián (2014). Analysis of Wind-Shear Effects on Optimal Aircraft Cruise. En 6th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation Estambul, Turquía: International Conference on Research in Air Transportation (ICRAT). |
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