Title: Aircraft Characteristics
1Aircraft Characteristics
2Aircraft Characteristics
- Important to consider when designing an airport
- Design to accommodate changes/enhancements in
aircraft specifications
O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago
http//www.allairports.net/ord/ord-airport-pictu
re.asp
3Characteristics Will Determine
- Airside
- Runway length/width
- Separation between runways, taxiways, taxilanes,
etc. - Pavement design
- Landside
- Gates size and number
- Terminal design
- Passenger capacity
4Examples of Characteristics Include
- Aircraft Dimensions
- Weight
- Passenger Capacity
- Landing Gear Configurations
- Engine Types
- Speed
- Flight Separation
- Environmental Noise, fuel consumption,
pollution, etc
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6Aircraft Categories
- Category I
- Weight 12,500 lbs or less
- Single propeller driven engine
- All helicopters
- Category II
- Weight 12,5000 lbs or less
- Propeller driven twin-engines
- Category III
- All other aircraft
7Engine Types
- Piston Engine Propeller driven aircraft with
high-octane gasoline fed reciprocating engines.
Mostly small aircraft. - Turboprop Propeller driven aircraft with
turbine engines - Turbofan/Jet Do not use propellers for thrust
but get power directly from a turbine engine.
Usually fuel be a diesel fuel, Jet-A.
8Runway Performance
- Runway performance is different for every
aircraft - Will determine runway length requirements
- Dependent upon
- Aircraft Weight
- Landing gear
- Fuel capacity (weight)
- Aircraft performance under certain weather
conditions
9Performance Atmospheric Conditions
- Temperature, air pressure, and wind speed can
affect how an aircraft will perform - Runway length, aircraft noise, energy
consumption, and flight distances are dependent
upon the atmospheric conditions
10- Aircraft characteristic database can be found on
FAAs website - http//www.faa.gov/airports/engineering/aircraft_c
har_database/
11Cessna Skycatcher
- Engine 1 Propeller
- Wingspan 30
- Length 221
- Height 74
- Total Seats 2
- Cruising Speed 125 mph
- Maximum Takeoff Weight 1,320 lbs
- Required Runway Length 1,138 ft
http//www.cessna.com/single-engine/skycatcher/sky
catcher-gallery.html
12Cessna Caravan 675
- Engine 1 Turboprop
- Wingspan 521
- Length 377
- Height 1410
- Total Seats 10
- Cruising Speed 214 mph
- Maximum Takeoff Weight
- Required Runway Length 2055 ft
http//www.cessna.com/caravan/caravan-675/caravan-
675-gallery.html
13ERJ-145
- Engine 2 Turbofans
- Wingspan 659
- Length 98
- Height 222
- Total Seats 50
- Cruising Speed 518 mph
- Maximum Takeoff Weight 45,415 lbs
- Required Runway Length 5,643 ft
http//www.airlinesanddestinations.com/
http//www.adeo-tours.com/default.asp
14Boeing MD-80
- Engine 2 Turbofan
- Wingspan 10710
- Length 14710
- Height 295
- Total Seats 172
- Cruising Speed 500 mph
- Maximum Takeoff Weight 140,000 lbs
- Required Runway Length 7,250 ft
www.aa.com/
15Airbus A300-600
- Engine 2 Turbofans
- Wingspan 14701
- Length 17506
- Height 546.5
- Total Seats 375
- Cruising Speed 544 mph
- Maximum Takeoff Weight 363,690 lbs
- Required Runway Length 7,600 ft
http//www.aircharter.uk.com/Aircraft_Search/Comme
rcial/Airbus_Industries_A300-600R/
16Concorde Jet
- Engine 2 Turbojets
- Wingspan 8310
- Length 20505
- Height 288
- Total Seats 128
- Max Speed Mach 2.04 (1350 mph)
- Maximum Takeoff Weight 408,000 lbs
- Required Runway Length 11,300 ft
http//www.concordesst.com/techspec.html