25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-8.6.3


AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTEX SCENARIOS SIMULATION PACKAGE - WAKESCENE

F. Holzäpfel, M. Frech, T. Gerz, A. Tafferner, K. -U. Hahn*, C. Schwarz*, H. -D. Joos, B. Korn*, H. Lenz*, R. Luckner**, G. Höhne***
DLR, Germany; *DLR, Germany; **TU Berlin, Germany; ***Airbus, Germany

Keywords: wake vortices, risk assessment, ESARR 4, glide path adherence, meteorological conditions

The WakeScene (Wake Vortex Scenarios Simulation) Package allows to assess the encounter probability behind different wake-vortex generating aircraft during final approach. For this purpose, the software package for risk assessment performs Monte-Carlo Simulation employing modules that model traffic mix, aircraft trajectories, meteorological conditions, wake-vortex evolution, and potential hazard area.


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