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Research article
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09 Jul 2024
Research article |
| 09 Jul 2024
| 09 Jul 2024
Aircraft engine dust ingestion at global airports
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O. Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
Clément Bézier
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O. Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
Service des Avions Français instrumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement (SAFIRE), Météo-France, CNRS, CNES, Toulouse, France
Helen F. Dacre
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Earley Gate, P.O. Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
Rory Clarkson
Rolls-Royce plc, Derby, UK
Vassilis Amiridis
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Eleni Marinou
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Emmanouil Proestakis
IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Zak Kipling
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Angela Benedetti
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Mark Parrington
ECMWF, Robert-Schuman-Platz 3, 53175 Bonn, Germany
Samuel Rémy
Hygeos, Lille, France
Mark Vaughan
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
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Short summary
Desert dust poses a hazard to aircraft via degradation of engine components. This has financial implications for the aviation industry and results in increased fuel burn with climate impacts. Here we quantify dust ingestion by aircraft engines at airports worldwide. We find Dubai and Delhi in summer are among the dustiest airports, where substantial engine degradation would occur after 1000 flights. Dust ingestion can be reduced by changing take-off times and the altitude of holding patterns.
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