Wake vortex characterization and control (C-WAKE)

Objective

The wake Vortex issue has aroused widespread interest, not only in the aviation community buy also in the general public. The main reason was a growing safety concern over potential hazards created by a "Very Large Transport Aircraft" (VLTA), a novel airplane now on the drawing boards in Europe and the US and likely to enter airline service within the next decade. While the origin of wake turbulence is generally recognized, its physical characteristics in space and time continues to be insufficiently understood. As a result of the insufficient knowledge in wake characterization, its logical follow-on step is also lacking, that of wake control. Industry and authorities alike are pressing hard for progress to accelerate in this field, the industry to maintain competitiveness and growth, the authorities to assure high standards of safety. This C-Wake project is designed to address one of the most urgent topics in the field of Wake Vortices, that of Wake Vortex Characterization and Control.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-4. - Key Action New Perspectives in Aeronautics

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Address

Kreetslag 10
21129 Hamburg
Germany

Participants (23)

AIRBUS FRANCE SAS

France

Address

Route De Bayonne 316
Toulouse

BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS) LTD

United Kingdom

Address

New Filton House
BS99 7AR Bristol

CENTRE EUROPEEN DE RECHERCHE ET DE FORMATION AVANCEE EN CALCUL SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

42,Avenue Gustave Coriolis 42
31057 Toulouse

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

3,Rue Frédéric Joliot-curie 49
13384 Marseille

CENTRO ITALIANO RICERCHE AEROSPAZIALI SCPA

Italy

Address

Via Maiorise
81043 Capua

CFD NORWAY AS

Norway

Address

6,Teknostallen Professor Brochsgt 6
7030 Trondheim

DEBIS SYSTEMHAUS SOLUTIONS FOR RESEARCH GMBH

Germany

Address

Lilienthalplatz 7
38108 Braunschweig

DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

Address

1,Kluyverweg 1
2600 GB Delft

GERMAN - DUTCH WIND TUNNEL

Netherlands

Address

Voorsterweg 31
8300 AD Emmeloord

GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE

Germany

Address

Lilienthalplatz 7
38108 Braunschweig

GIE AIRBUS INDUSTRIE

France

Address

Rond-point Maurice Bellonte 1
31707 Blagnac

HAMBURGISCHE SCHIFFBAU-VERSUCHSANSTALT GMBH

Germany

Address

Bramfelder Strasse 164
Hamburg

INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE

France

Address

Allee Du Professeur Camille Soula, 4
31400 Toulouse

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNICA AEROESPACIAL ESTEBAN TERRADAS

Spain

Address

Ctra. Ajalvir, Km. 4
28850 Torrejon De Ardoz

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

Address

Avenida Rovisco Pais, Pav. Mecanica 1-2°
1049-001 Lisboa

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS*ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION

Greece

Address

Heroon Polytechniou Str. , 9
15773 Athens

NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE REZ A.S.

Czechia

Address

250 68 Rez - Praha

QINETIQ LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

85 Buckingham Gate
London

SIREHNA - SOCIÉTÉ D'INGÉNIÉRIE, DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EN HYDRODYNAMIQUE NAVALE SA

France

Address

Rue De La Noe 1, Immeuble Atlanpole
44321 Nantes

STICHTING NATIONAAL LUCHT- EN RUIMTEVAART LABORATORIUM

Netherlands

Address

Anthony Fokkerweg 2 1059 Cm Amsterdam
1006 BM Amsterdam

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH

Germany

Address

Bolzmannstrasse 15
85748 Garching

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

Address

Trumpington Street
CB2 1PZ Cambridge

University of Patras

Greece

Address

Panepistimioupolis Rion
26500 Patras