Abstract
An operational measure to aim for mitigation of aviation climate impact that is inspired by migrant birds is to fly in aerodynamic formation. This operational measure adapted to human aircraft would eventually save fuel and is, therefore, expected to reduce the climate impact of aviation. As this method changes beside the total emission also the location of emission it is necessary to assess its climate impact with a climate response model to assure a benefit for climate. Therefore, the climate response model AirClim was adopted to account for saturation effects occurring for formation flight. The results for case studies comprising typical air traffic scenario show that on average the fuel consumption can be decreased by 5%, the climate impact, however, can be reduced by up to 24%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 171-175 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Event | 3rd ECATS conference: Making aviation environmentally sustainable - Virtual/online event due to COVID-19 Duration: 13 Oct 2020 → 15 Oct 2020 Conference number: 3 http://www.ecats-network.eu/events/3rd-ecats-conference |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd ECATS conference |
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| Abbreviated title | ECATS 2020 |
| Period | 13/10/20 → 15/10/20 |
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Keywords
- climate impact
- formation flight
- mitigation potential
- aircraft wake-surfing for efficiency
