Climate Impact Mitigation Potential of Formation Flight

The aerodynamic formation flight, which is also known as aircraft wake-surfing for efficiency (AWSE), enables aircraft to harvest the energy inherent in another aircraft’s wake vortex. As the thrust of the trailing aircraft can be reduced during cruise flight, the resulting benefit can be traded for...

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Published in:Aerospace
Main Authors: Tobias Marks, Katrin Dahlmann, Volker Grewe, Volker Gollnick, Florian Linke, Sigrun Matthes, Eike Stumpf, Majed Swaid, Simon Unterstrasser, Hiroshi Yamashita, Clemens Zumegen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Subjects:
aircraft wake-surfing
formation flight
air traffic management
fuel savings
climate impact
open climate campaign
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/8/1/14

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