Wind shear on the approach: An investigation on the infuence of a tower measured wind environment on the symmetric motions of a simulated aircraft in an automatic approach

Measured wind profiles from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute 200 m meteorological tower at Cabauw have been used to estimate wind shear effects on the symmetric motions of an approaching aircraft. Wind profiles as well as an automatically approaching DC-9 aircraft have been simulated on an electronic analog computer. The study...

Exploratory investigation of decelerating approaches of a twin-engined jet transport: Vol. II: Moving-base simulation and comparison with related experiments

Aircraft noise perceived on the ground can be reduced by decelerating the aircraft during the landing approach. As an additional benefit the lower thrust settings existing during a part of the approach and the shorter approach time result in a reduced fuel consumption as compared to a conventional approach. This report deals with an experiment...