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Title:
SURFACE STRUCTURE ON A GROUND SURFACE FOR ACCELERATING DECAY OF WAKE TURBULENCE IN THE SHORT FINAL OF AN APPROACH TO A RUNWAY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/103864
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a surface structure on a ground surface (106), located in the short final of an approach to a runway (101), with an associated start (104) of the runway (101) and a runway longitudinal axis (102). In order to attain accelerated decay of wake turbulence produced by an approaching aircraft, the surface structure has according to the invention a multiplicity of separate elevations (105) with an elevation height (h) ranging from 0.25 - 10 m, in particular from 1 - 5 m, wherein the individual elevations (105) have a spacing (a) between them, ranging from 1 - 600 m, 1- 400 m, 1 - 200 m, 1 - 100 m, 1 - 50 m, 1 - 25 m, 1 - 15 m, 1 -10 m, or in particular 2 - 8 m.

Inventors:
HOLZAPFEL FRANK (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/DE2012/000051
Publication Date:
November 15, 2012
Filing Date:
January 23, 2012
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Assignee:
DEUTSCH ZENTR LUFT & RAUMFAHRT (DE)
HOLZAPFEL FRANK (DE)
International Classes:
B64F1/00; B64F1/36
Domestic Patent References:
WO2010049394A22010-05-06
Foreign References:
DE3544904A11986-09-18
CA2103762C2006-02-07
US3693015A1972-09-19
DE102005025004A12006-12-07
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RÖSLER, Frank (Bodenseestr. 18, München, DE)
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