| Title | Determination of Airloads on Certain Airport Towers Due to Addition of Radomes. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 42290 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Babock, Charles D.; Bettes, William H. |
| Source | 135p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19810801 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents the results of wind tunnel tests conducted on three different radome configurations mounted atop three different airport tower designs. The wind tunnel tests were conducted on 1/12th scale models. Field tests were conducted on one full-scale radome and tower configuration and the data compared with the wind tunnel data. The data are useful for comparing the airloads transmitted into an airport-tower roof by the various radomes and for evaluating the effects tower geometry can have on these airloads. |
| Public Note | Introduction, Discussion and results, Remarks and conclusions, Appendices |
| Rosap ID | dot:9448 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9448 |
| TRT Terms | Radomes; Airport surface traffic control; Aerodynamic force; Load transfer; Scale models; Airport control towers |
| General Subjects | ASDE-3; Radome wind tunnel tests; Radome wind loading tests; Radome airloads on towers; Aerodynamic force; Airport terminals; Geometric forms; Load transfer; Scale models; Aerodynamic load |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Airports and Facilities |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 7921230 |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1633 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FAA-81-14; FAA-RD-81-74 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/42000/42200/42290/DOT-TSC-FAA-81-14.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |