The hydrodynamics condition of water operating area for flight test site selection of N219 Amphibious aircraft

Abstract

This research aims to assess the hydrodynamics condition of the water area for site selection of that purpose. The bathymetry data of Karimunjawa Island were obtained from the 1986 Pushidrosal bathymetric map. Furthermore, wind direction, wind speed, wave height and direction, and tidal data around the waters of Karimunjawa Island were input in hydrodynamic and spectral modelling using MIKE 21 HD-SW. West monsoon and east monsoon were applied in this model. The validation result between hydrodynamic modelling and Tidal Model Driver (TMD) data is 98.89%. The surface elevation around the domain has a range of 0.072 - 0.5 m. The average water depth at the seaplane dock plan is about 2.5 m from MSL. The hydrodynamic modeling results show that the surface elevation value at the seaplane dock plan location shows that the sea level is between -0.467 to 0.473 m (in both west and east season). The current velocity at the planned seaplane dock site in both the west and east monsoons is relatively slow (<0.185 m/s). The dominant wave direction is southeastward in the east and west monsoons. The dominant Hs is about 0.23 – 0.6 m in both seasons. At the planned water operating area, the average of Hs is 0.23 m - 0.36 m. Generally, this location fulfills the criteria of site selection for the flight test location of N219A.