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Aircraft Performance Data and Analysis: Payload-Range Tool

Use the unique and powerful Aircraft Analytics Payload-Range digital tool to asses real-world aircraft performance

The interactive Payload-Range Tool uses unique algorithms to generate real-world performance data from over 5 million data points.  Subscribers can flex the data as they like using detailed aircraft specifications and real-world operational conditions. 

Throughout the tool, colour-coded percentages show an easy comparison between the two selected aircraft. The percentage variance shows how the second aircraft compares with the first in each metric, with red indicating inferior performance or specifications and green highlighting superior performance or specifications.

1. Users select aircraft specifications, operational conditions and sector length:

Input fields allow subscribers to generate personalised performance data with the following sections:

• Aircraft Type:  select from narrow-body aircraft with active Passenger-to-Freighter (P-to-F) programs or those with P-to-F STCs under development. Select one aircraft or choose to compare the data for two competing types
• Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) holder for the P-to-F conversion
• Engine Type: choose from the available engine options for the selected aircraft types
• Winglet Options: choose from the winglet options for the selected aircraft type
• Performance Degredation Factor (PDF): ranging from 0% to 9%
• Units of Measure  (Imperial or Metric)
• Take-Off airport elevation using real-world airports: New York JFK (Sea Level), Frankfurt Hahn (1,650 feet), Bengaluru (3,000 feet), Nairobi (5,350 feet), and Mexico City (7,300 feet)
• Average Wind Component (enroute): choose from -50, 0 and 50 kt wind component options
• Sector Length, ranging from 80 to 4000 nm (measured in great circle distance)

1. Detailed specifications, including:
   – Engine thrust rating
   – MZFW and weight options
   – Loading configurationsdetailed by main and lower decks
   – Default containerised configuration designed for integrator, mail or e-commerce options
   – ULD specifications including: type, internal volume and tare weight
   
   
2. Detailed aircraft certified weights and fuel capacity including:
   – MTW – Maximum Taxi Weight
   – MTOW = Maximum Take-Off Weight
   – MLW = Maximum Landing Weight
   – MZFW = Maximum Zero Fuel Weight
   – OEW = Operating Empty Weight
   – MSP = Maximum Structural Payload
   – Tank Capacity
   
   
3. Performance over user-defined sector distance, features operational data for four real-world mission scenarios:
   – Case 1: Maximum Available Payload
   – Case 2: Maximum Volumetric Payload
   – Case 3: Engine & Cradle Payload
   – Case 4: NIL Payload (positioning sector)

   Data includes:
   – Sector Block Fuel Burn
   – Sector Block Time
   – Revenue payload per unit of fuel
   – Fuel burn per revenue tonne mile (RTM)

4. Payload-Range specific data used to populate the graph.  Data scenarios:
   – Maximum Gross Payload & Range at MTOW
   – Maximum Payload & Range at MTOW/Full Tanks
   – Maximum Range will NIL Payload, Full Tanks
   – Range with Maximum Volumetric Payload
   – Range with Engine & Cradle Payload

   Data includes:
   – Sector Gross Payload
   – Achievable Range
   – Sector Block Time
   – Sector Block Fuel
   – Sector Bock Fuel

5. View the dynamic Payload-Range Chart
   The calibrated Payload-Range chart responds to the user’s selections. Hovering a curser over the graph reveals the available payload at a given range for each aircraft. Data includes:
   – Comparative PLR metrics for two aircraft
   – Vertical marker for user-defined sector length
   – Horizontal markers for comparative MVP
   
   
6.  View Vertical Flight Profiles resulting from missions performed that correspond to key PLR graph data points (B,C,D). Additional charts are provided for max volumetric payload (MVP) and engine & cradle missions
   
   
7. Drill down to see the associated flight data at flight plan level, including a breakdown of the reserve fuels and operationally limiting weight specifications

The interactive Virtual Network digital tool provides subscription with a unique, independent desktop evaluation tool for analysing real-world aircraft performance and efficiency across different air cargo specific global networks and routes.

Subscribers can flex the data to test aircraft over four real-world mission scenarios including maximum available payload and maximum volumetric payload, using 18 global routes with sector lengths ranging from 268 to 2,400 nm. Select realistic commercial and operational specifications and conditions including the operating season, cost of fuel, airport elevation, performance degradation factor, and more.

The selections generate detailed and highly accurate network and route-level real-world performance data, as well as detailed aircraft specifications.

1. Users Selections: global air cargo network, mission type, aircraft specifications, operational conditions:

Input fields allow subscribers to generate bespoke performance data with the following options:

• Virtual Network: Select one from three realistic air cargo route networks in Americas, Asia and Europe which have been carefully tailored to reveal the key performance attributes of each freighter. Mexico City, Leipzig and Shenzhen have been chosen as default hub airports, each with six ‘spoke’ destinations, ranging from a track distance of 268 nm for Leipzig-Cologne, to over 2,400nm for Shenzhen-Bangalore
• Mission: Select from one of four real-world mission types over which to compare aircraft performance across the chosen network, namely maximum structural payload, maximum volumetric payload, an AOG ‘rescue’ mission carrying only an engine and its associated cradle, or an empty positioning sector
• Aircraft Type: select from narrow-body aircraft with active Passenger-to-Freighter (P-to-F) programs or those with P-to-F STCs under development. Select one aircraft or choose to compare the data for two competing types
• Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) holder for the P-to-F conversion
• Engine Type: choose from the available engine options for the selected aircraft types
• Winglet Options: choose from the winglet options for the selected aircraft type
• Performance Degredation Factor (PDF): ranging from 0% to 9%
• Units of Measure  (Imperial or Metric)
• Operational Season: choose between summer and winter to generate a route-specific, real-world 85% reliability average seasonal wind component
• Average cost of fuel: Providing full flexibility for users to input the fuel cost of their choosing, allowing for fluctuations in oil prices to keep the data as accurate as possible

1. Detailed aircraft specifications, including:
   – Engine thrust rating
   – MZFW and weight options
   – Loading configurations are detailed by main and lower decks
   – Default containerised configuration designed for integrator, mail or e-commerce options
   – ULD specifications including: type, internal volume and tare weight
2. Detailed aircraft certified weights and fuel capacity including:
   – MTW – Maximum Taxi Weight
   – MTOW = Maximum Take-Off Weight
   – MLW = Maximum Landing Weight
   – MZFW = Maximum Zero Fuel Weight
   – OEW = Operating Empty Weight
   – MSP = Maximum Structural Payload
   – Tank Capacity