In the high frequency regime, the geometrical-optics approximation for the Helmholtz equation with a point source results in an eikonal equation for traveltime and a transport equation for amplitude. Because the point-source traveltime field has an upwind singularity at the source point, all formally high-order finite-difference eikonal solvers exhibit first-order convergence and relatively lar...

The research effort is a Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) investigation that looks at the flow-field and performance of a bypass ratio 8 nozzle with an external wedgeshaped noise suppressor, simulating the exhaust of a turbofan engine at takeoff conditions. Peak turbulence was reduced by the wedge on the side opposite the deflector, and it was increased in the initial region of the jet be...

A model is presented that combines experimental data on the relationship between approach velocity and takeoff angle with a five-parameter model to approximate environmental effects on approach velocity and in-flight travel. Results indicate that wind speed provides the greatest influence on jump distance, followed by air density which itself is a product of altitude, temperature, air pressure,...

The Takeoff Weight (TOW) of an aircraft is an important aspect of aircraft performance, and impacts a large number of characteristics, ranging from the trajectory to the fuel burn of the flight. Due to its dependence on factors such as the passenger and cargo load factors as well as operating strategies, the TOW of a particular flight is generally not available to entities outside of the operat...