A more predictable Air Traffic Management (ATM) based on automation requires a precise Trajectory Computation Infrastructure (TCI). The predicted trajectories are not only the result of its trajectory integration capabilities, but also depend on the input obtained from the associated Aircraft Performance Model (APM), the operational instructions defining each trajectory, and the weather data. The APM is the core of the trajectory computation process and as such will play a critical role in the resulting capabilities of any future ATM system. EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre (EEC) conducts a number of activities in the domain of APMs, which are performed within the scope of Base of Aircraft Data (BADA). EEC is supported by Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE) in the definition, development, implementation, and evaluation of an advanced three degrees of freedom APM suitable for the stringent requirements of future trajectory prediction tools. This new APM will become version 4.0 of BADA, released and maintained by EEC. BADA 4.0 provides expressions for aircraft drag, thrust, and fuel consumption. It represents a significant improvement over current APMs for its high accuracy, its applicability to all types of power plants (jets, turboprops, and piston engines), its validity in the entire flight envelope, and the inclusion of non clean aerodynamic configurations.


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    Title :

    Advanced Aircraft Performance Modeling for ATM: BADA 4.0 Results


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    Publication date :

    2006-10-01


    Size :

    357394 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English