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BibTex format

@article{Koudis:2017:10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.06.009,
author = {Koudis, GS and Hu, SJ and North, RJ and Majumdar, A and Stettler, MEJ},
doi = {10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.06.009},
journal = {Journal of Air Transport Management},
pages = {191--197},
title = {The impact of aircraft takeoff thrust setting on NO<inf>X</inf> emissions},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.06.009},
volume = {65},
year = {2017}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB - Reduced thrust takeoff has the potential to reduce aircraft-related NO X emissions at airports, however this remains to be investigated using flight data. This paper analyses the effect of takeoff roll thrust setting variability on the magnitude and spatial distribution of NO X emissions using high-resolution data records for 497 Airbus A319 activities at London Heathrow. Thrust setting varies between 67 and 97% of maximum, and aircraft operating in the bottom 10th percentile emit on average 514 g less NO X per takeoff roll (32% reduction) than the top 10th percentile, however this is dependent on takeoff roll duration. Spatial analysis suggests that peak NO X emissions, corresponding to the start of the takeoff roll, can be reduced by up to 25% by adopting reduced thrust takeoff activities. Furthermore, the length of the emission source also decreases. Consequently, the use of reduced thrust takeoff may enable improved local air quality at airports.
AU - Koudis,GS
AU - Hu,SJ
AU - North,RJ
AU - Majumdar,A
AU - Stettler,MEJ
DO - 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.06.009
EP - 197
PY - 2017///
SN - 0969-6997
SP - 191
TI - The impact of aircraft takeoff thrust setting on NO<inf>X</inf> emissions
T2 - Journal of Air Transport Management
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2017.06.009
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/53193
VL - 65
ER -

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