NTL Record

Title Extending Aircraft Performance Modeling Capabilities in the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT)
Record ID 61385
Personal Name
Creator
Senzig, David A.; Dons, Joeri; Mariens, Jan; O'Callaghan, Gregory D.; Iovinelli, Ralph J.
Source 6p.
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy
Publisher John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publication Date 20110000
Language English
Abstract To support improved analysis of the environmental impacts of proposed global aircraft operational changes, the United States Federal Aviation Administration recently worked with European academic partners to update the airport terminal area fuel consumption methods used in the Aviation Environmental Design Tool. These updates are based on fitting data from a commercial third party aircraft performance program to previously developed empirical equations. These algorithm updates have adequate fidelity in the terminal area to assist air transportation policy makers in weighing the costs and benefits of competing environmental and economic demands. Comparison with Flight Data Recorder information for in-service airline operations shows that the combination of new aircraft data with the methods in the environmental model can accurately capture the fuel consumption consequences of different terminal departure and arrival procedures within a reasonable level of uncertainty.
Rosap ID dot:12470
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12470
TRT Terms Fuel consumption; Aircraft exhaust gases; Environmental impacts; Algorithms; Arrivals and departures; Aircraft operations; Data collection
General Subjects Aviation Environmental Design Tool
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Energy and Environment
Geographical
Coverage
United States; Europe
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/61000/61300/61385/Senzigl_AEDT_Piano.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository