Avoiding contrail-inducing areas by rerouting flights is too time consuming for use in regular airline operations, German study concludes.
Credit: DLR
A German project has concluded that further research is needed before contrail-avoidance procedures can be used in regular airline operations. Current techniques for avoiding contrail-producing areas are time-consuming and atmospheric data less robust than expected, the study says. Running from June...
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