| Title | The Development of Wake Turbulence Recategorization in the United States |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 59389 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Cheng, Jillian; Tittsworth, Jeffrey; Gallo, Whayne; Awwad, Ashley |
| Source | 12p.; 8th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, 13-17 June 2016, Washington, DC |
| Corporate Creator | Engility Corporation; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Publication Date | 20160613 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This paper describes the background information and provides a status update on a specific aspect of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wake turbulence program known as RECAT (i.e., Recategorization). The fundamental premise of RECAT is that, instead of using the existing FAA Order JO 7110.65 categorical wake turbulence separation minima based on maximum takeoff weight, wake separation can be refined using a more complete set of wake related parameters. This process then leads to a safe reduction of wake turbulence separation minima over those specified in FAA Order JO 7110.65. This paper describes the overall three-phased approach of RECAT, with the ultimate goal of achieving dynamic pairwise separation. Currently, Phase II, or a static pairwise based wake turbulence separation is ready for implementation by the Federal Aviation Administration. The paper describes the analysis approach, including the data sources and severity metrics used in the development of RECAT Phase II. |
| Rosap ID | dot:12304 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12304 |
| TRT Terms | Wakes; Vortices; Turbulence; Aircraft separation; Air traffic control; Air traffic flow management; Laser radar; Arrivals and departures; Flow by speed; Risk assessment |
| General Subjects | Recategorization; NextGen |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION; NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTRT57-12-D30003; DTRTV-T4016 |
| Report Number | AIAA 2016-3434 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/59000/59300/59389/AIAA_2016_3434.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |