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DTIC ADA088232: Dynamic Air Traffic Control Simulation of Profile D...
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A dynamic simulation of instrument flight rule (IFR) air
traffic operations in the Denver, Colorado, terminal area
was conducted at the National Aviation Facilities
Experimental Center (NAFEC) to investigate aircraft fuel
conservation procedures and the compatibilities of these
procedures with air traffic control (ATC) and with the
expeditious flow of air traffic. The laboratory
environment of the NAFEC Air Traffic Control Simulation
Facility (ATCSF) was utilized along with two Ames
Research Center (ARC) piloted flight simulators. The ARC
simulators were interfaced with the ATCSF via a landline
system and were flown within the simulated environment
together with the NAFEC computer-generated flights. Fuel
conservative procedures tested were the profile descent
and two high-speed approaches, the delayed flap approach
and the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
approach. The Denver terminal radar approach control
(TRACON) was simulated, and traffic was representative of
Stapleton Airport IFR operations. Results showed that, by
comparison with conventional procedures, fuel was saved
when only the the profile descent procedure was used.
Fuel saving with the high-speed approach procedures, as
simulated, was questionable. There was an indication of a
fuel saving when departure flights were not restricted to
maintaining 250 knots at 10,000 feet and below.
Additionally, a graphic study showed that, at landing
gross weight conditions, the most desirable holding
altitudes were between 20,000 and 30,000 feet. A more in-
depth study of the ramifications of computer-aided flight
scheduling and latest technology in fuel saving flight
procedures is recommended. (Author)
Date Published: 2017-12-05 13:44:46
Identifier: DTIC_ADA088232
Item Size: 63569456
Language: english
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