NASA B-57B Severe Storms Flight Program
Painter, Weneth D. and Camp, Dennis W. (1983) NASA B-57B Severe Storms Flight Program. Technical Report NASA TM-84921, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Abstract
The objective of the B-57B Severe Storms Flight Program is to gather data to characterize atmosphere anomalies such as wind shear, turbulence, and microbursts at altitudes up to 1000 feet (300 meters). These data will be used to enhance our knowledge of atmospheric processes, to improve aviation safety, to develop systems technology and piloting technique for avoiding hazards and to increase the understanding of the causes of related aircraft accidents. The NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility B-57B aircraft has participated in several severe storms data collection programs such as the Joint Airport Weather Studies (JAWS) located in Denver, Colorado area, Operation Rough Rider located in the Norman, Oklahoma area with the National Severe Storms Laboratory, and Mountain and desert turbulence in the Edwards Air Force Base, California area. Flight data will be presented from flights which encountered the wind shear, turbulence and microburst anomalies. These flight results will be discussed and some conclusions will be made relating to these atmospheric anomalies.
| EPrint Type: | NASA Technical Memorandum |
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| Keywords: | Severe storms, Wind shear, Microbursts, Turbulence, Aviation Safety |
| Subjects: | (01 - 09) Aeronautics: (04) Aircraft Communications And Navigations |
| ID Code: | 595 |
| Deposited On: | 03 Febuary 2006 |
| Additional Information: | 25 pages. |
