Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-833-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-3-833-2018
Research article
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02 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 02 Nov 2018

Do wind turbines pose roll hazards to light aircraft?

Jessica M. Tomaszewski, Julie K. Lundquist, Matthew J. Churchfield, and Patrick J. Moriarty

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ED: Publish as is (04 Oct 2018) by Luciano Castillo
ED: Publish as is (16 Oct 2018) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
AR by Jessica Tomaszewski on behalf of the Authors (19 Oct 2018)
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Wind energy development has increased rapidly in rural locations of the United States, areas that also serve general aviation airports. The spinning rotor of a wind turbine creates an area of increased turbulence, and we question if this turbulent air could pose rolling hazards for light aircraft flying behind turbines. We analyze high-resolution simulations of wind flowing past a turbine to quantify the rolling risk and find that wind turbines pose no significant roll hazards to light aircraft.
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