Marks, Tobias (author), Dahlmann, Katrin (author), Grewe, V. (author), Gollnick, Volker (author), Linke, Florian (author), Matthes, Sigrun (author), Stumpf, Eike (author), Swaid, Majed (author), Unterstrasser, Simon (author) The aerodynamic formation flight, which is also known as aircraft wake-surfing for efficiency (AWSE), enables aircraft to harvest the energy inherent in another aircraft’s wake vortex. As the thrust of the trailing aircraft can be reduced during cruise flight, the resulting benefit can be traded for longer flight time, larger range, less fuel...
journal article 2021