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Wake Turbulence: An Obstacle to Increased Air Traffic Capacity
Wake Turbulence An Obstacle to Increased Air Traffic Capacity
Author: Committee to Conduct an Independent Assessment of the Nation's Wake Turbulence Research and Development Program, National Research Council
Without major changes, the current air transportation system will be unable to accommodate the expected increase in demand by 2025. One proposal to address this problem is to use the Global Positioning System to enable aircraft to fly more closely spaced. This approach, however, might be limited by the wake turbulence problem, which can be a saf...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780309113793
ISBN-10: 0309113792
Publication Date: 4/11/2008
Pages: 102
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Publisher: National Academies Press
Book Type: Paperback
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