Abstract:The aviation industry is undergoing a tremendous growth and is expected to continue in the decades ahead. One of the main factors affecting this growth is the airport capacity, which is limited by the frequency of landings and takeoffs. Aircrafts need to be separated since each aircraft is producing a pair of vortices in its wake that pose a danger to following aircraft. Even though a few concepts for reduced separation under certain conditions are being implemented at selected airports worldwide, it still per… Show more
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