28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-9.1.2

THE EFFECT OF CROSSWIND ON ENGINE INGESTION DURING TAKEOFFS FROM WATER CONTAMINATED RUNWAYS

J. H. M. Gooden
NLR, Netherlands

Keywords: engine ingestion, water contamination, takeoffs

A method is developed for calculating the spray generated by tyres on water-contaminated runways using a droplet trajectory method. The paper deals with crosswind-effects on the spray. Crosswind may lead to high engine ingestion rates, exceeding in-flight ingestion certification limits. This may lead to engine performance decrease or even flame-out.

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