Adaptation of flight simulator for wind shear

• Main Author: Tay, Deborah Wyn Jie.
• Other Authors: Jorg Uwe Schluter
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Accidents and air safety
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44667
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The discussion on wind shear has always been on the minds of many due to its impact on general flight safety. The main subject of this paper, downburst, is the most common form of wind shear that has caused many aircraft incidents in the past. A lot of the current research revolves mainly in the...