Be the first to see the Plate Line - a ground-based device accelerating wake vortex decay

The DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics and Austro Control work together to further increase flight safety and runway capacity. The visitor day will present several aspects of the Plate Line concept, which accelerates wake vortex decay in ground proximity – that is during the flight phase with most wake vortex encounters. You will visit the plate prototype for permanent installation at airports at the antenna testing ground Rauchenwarth. In the Vienna tower presentations will introduce the systematic selection process of the plate design, the documentation required for approval of plate installation by authorities, the quantification of the accelerated wake decay based on the Vienna measurement campaign and the respective estimates of potential runway throughput increases.

Agenda:

10:00 Welcome and Introduction (C. Kern, Austro Control)
10:10 Overview on SESAR2020 Project VLD3-W2-SORT (W. Rouwhorst, NLR)
10:20 Plate Lines – Physical Mechanism, Previous Investigations and Safety Gains (F. Holzäpfel, DLR)
10:50 Technical Plate Design for Permanent Installation (G. Rotshteyn, DLR)
11:15 Potential Runway Throughput Increase (A. Koloschin, DLR)
11:40 Discussion
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Visit of Measurement Site

To register for this visitor day please send your name, surname and affiliation before 1st February 2023 to Johannes Schwarzenbacher (Johannes.Schwarzenbacher@austrocontrol.at) and Frank Holzäpfel (Frank.Holzaepfel@dlr.de). We are looking forward to seeing you in Vienna.