Wind Equations
The equation for calculating
the atmospheric winds based the five port pressure measurements and the Applanix
system are taken from "Aircraft Measurements in the Boundary Layer" by Donald
H. Lenschow. Khelif et al. also describe about the same set of
wind equations.
Lenschow, Donald H., Aircraft Measurements
in the Boundary Layer, Probing the Atmospheric Boundary Layer,
American Meteorological Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Khelif, D., S. P. Burns,
and C. A. Friehe, Improved Wind Measurements on Research Aircraft, Journal
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 16, 860-875, 1999.
Please contact David
Delene at delene@aero.und.edu
with your questions or comments.
Citation Aircraft Wind Calculation
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