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... . The safety buffer illustrated in Figure 6 is determined using the following equation: where Z is the safety buffer, TCS is the taxiway centerline separation, WS is the aircraft wingspan, and C is the clearance between the outer main gear wheel and the taxiway edge (maximum allowable lateral deviation)
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  • centerline separation
  • centerline sep
  • taxiway centerline
  • runway strip
  • separation distance

  • strip width
  • parallel taxiway
  • taxiway taxiway
  • safety buffer
  • taxiway separation

  • approach runway
  • taxiway strip
  • runway cat
  • parallel taxiways


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