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Flight experience with windshear detectionWindshear alerts resulting from the Honeywell Windshear Detection and Guidance System are presented based on data from approximately 248,000 revenue flights at Piedmont Airlines. The data indicate that the detection system provides a significant benefit to the flight crew of the aircraft. In addition, nuisance and false alerts were found to occur at an acceptably low rate to maintain flight crew confidence in the system. Data from a digital flight recorder is also presented which shows the maximum and minimum windshear magnitudes recorded for a representative number of flights in February, 1987. The effect of the boundary layer of a steady state wind is also discussed.
Document ID
19910002371
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Zweifel, Terry (Honeywell, Inc. Phoenix, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Langley Research Center, Airborne Wind Shear Detection and Warning Systems. Second Combined Manufacturers' and Technologists' Conference, Part 1
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Accession Number
91N11684
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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