Articles | Volume 9, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1849-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1849-2024
Research article
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24 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 24 Sep 2024

Experimental evaluation of wind turbine wake turbulence impacts on a general aviation aircraft

Jonathan D. Rogers

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Wind Turbine Wake Flight Experiment Raw Data Jonathan Rogers https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13787764

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Wind Turbine Wake Flight Trials Jonathan Rogers https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11085457

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This paper describes the results of a flight experiment to assess the existence of potential safety risks to a general aviation aircraft from added turbulence in the wake of a wind turbine. A general aviation aircraft was flown through the wake of an operating wind turbine at different downwind distances. Results indicated that there were small increases in disturbances to the aircraft due to added turbulence in the wake, but they never approached levels that would pose a safety risk.
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