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The Distribution of Wind and Temperature on Theoretical Routes at Concorde Cruising Level

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

H. P. Jeffreys
H. P. Jeffreys
Affiliation:
(British Overseas Airways Corporation)
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The introduction by an airline of a new aircraft type into passenger service, the inclusion of a new route in a world-wide network, or the adoption of new cruising flight levels, are preceded by extensive route analyses and flight planning studies. The known or expected performance characteristics of the aircraft are matched against statistics of wind velocity and ambient temperature, in order to derive estimates of sector times, fuel requirements and payload capacities. This paper refers to some of the sources of the meteorological data hitherto employed for this purpose and presents the results of a recent airline study of environmental conditions at Concorde cruising levels on a selection of routes.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1970 , pp. 505 - 521
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1970

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