015 BADA Aircraft Performance Summary Tables
015 BADA Aircraft Performance Summary Tables
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Abstract:
A set of aircraft performance summary tables are presented for the 67 aircraft types modelled by the
Base of Aircraft Data (BADA) Revision 3.0. For each aircraft type, the performance tables specify the
true air speed, rate of climb/descent and fuel flow for conditions of climb, cruise and descent at various
flight levels. The performance figures contained within the tables are calculated based on a total-energy
model and BADA 3.0 performance coefficients.
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Summary
A set of aircraft performance summary tables are presented for the 67 aircraft types modelled
by the Base of Aircraft Data (BADA) Revision 3.0. For each aircraft type, the performance
tables specify the true air speed, rate of climb/descent and fuel flow for conditions of climb,
cruise and descent at various flight levels. The performance figures contained within the
tables are calculated based on a total-energy model and BADA 3.0 performance coefficients.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
2. AIRCRAFT TYPES.........................................................................................................3
3. FILE DESCRIPTION......................................................................................................6
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Identification and Scope
This note presents a set of performance summary tables for the 67 aircraft types which are
modelled by BADA Revision 3.0.
BADA is a collection of ASCII files which specifies operation performance parameters and
operating procedure parameters for various aircraft types. These parameters are based on a total-
energy model (TEM) of aircraft performance and the model is designed for use in trajectory
simulation and prediction algorithms within the domain of Air Traffic Management (ATM). All
files are maintained within a configuration management system at the Eurocontrol Experimental
Centre (EEC) at Brétigny-sur-Orge, France. A complete description of BADA is available in the
BADA 3.0 User Manual [RD1].
A Performance Table File (PTF), is provided for each aircraft type. This file contains a table of
values which specifies the true air speed, rate of climb or descent and fuel flow for conditions of
climb, cruise and descent at various flight levels.
The motivation for providing the performance summary tables is that many ATM applications
prefer the use of table-based performance data over TEM coefficients for determining aircraft
performance.
1.2 Organisation
Section 2 provides a list of the aircraft types modelled by BADA 3.0 and for which Performance
Table Files are available. A description of the content and format of these files is given in Section
3.
Copies of all 67 Performance Table files are included in this document as Appendix A.
RD1 User Manual for the Base of Aircraft Data (BADA) Revision 3.0; EEC Note No.
6/97; March 1998.
RD2 Aircraft Type Designators; ICAO Document No. 8643 25th Edition; January
1997.
2. AIRCRAFT TYPES
There are 67 aircraft types directly modelled by BADA Revision 3.0. These aircraft types
are listed in Table 2-1 below in alphabetical order of their aircraft code. The aircraft code
corresponds to the ICAO designator [RD2] with one exception. This exception is the generic
military fighter aircraft type with the code FGTR.
Performance Table files corresponding to each of the aircraft types mentioned below are
supplied as Appendix A.
3. FILE DESCRIPTION
The Performance Table File (PTF) is an ASCII file which for a particular aircraft type
specifies cruise, climb and descent performance at different flight levels. For any aircraft
type, the PTF file is generated, based on the total-energy model described in RD1, from the
BADA coefficients contained in the corresponding OPF and APF files.
An example of a PTF file for the Fokker F-28 aircraft (F28) is shown below.
BADA PERFORMANCE FILE 98/03/12
AC/Type: F28___ Last BADA Revision: 3.0
Source OPF File: 3.0 98/03/12
Source APF file: 3.0 98/03/12
Speeds: CAS(LO/HI) Mach Mass Levels [kg] Temperature: ISA
climb - 250/270 0.65 low - 20880
cruise - 250/300 0.70 nominal - 24000 Max Alt. [ft]: 35000
descent - 250/280 0.70 high - 33000
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FL | CRUISE | CLIMB | DESCENT
| TAS fuel | TAS ROCD fuel | TAS ROCD fuel
| [kts] [kg/min] | [kts] [fpm] [kg/min] | [kts] [fpm] [kg/min]
| lo nom hi | lo nom hi nom | nom nom
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0 | | 127 2760 2860 2370 108.1 | 108 900 19.5
| | |
5 | | 128 2710 2820 2330 106.4 | 108 910 19.5
| | |
10 | | 129 2670 2780 2290 104.6 | 114 890 19.4
| | |
15 | | 135 2800 2880 2360 103.3 | 125 850 19.4
| | |
20 | | 136 2760 2830 2320 101.6 | 157 820 19.4
| | |
30 | 261 19.5 20.8 25.8 | 159 3270 3260 2650 100.0 | 230 1070 19.3
| | |
40 | 265 19.5 20.9 25.8 | 193 3960 3820 3070 99.3 | 233 1080 19.2
| | |
60 | 272 19.6 21.0 26.0 | 272 5170 4570 3410 98.3 | 240 1110 19.1
| | |
80 | 280 19.7 21.1 26.1 | 280 4810 4250 3140 91.7 | 280 1380 19.0
| | |
100 | 289 19.8 21.2 26.3 | 289 4460 3930 2880 85.4 | 289 1410 18.8
| | |
120 | 356 26.4 27.4 31.2 | 321 4220 3720 2730 80.9 | 332 1770 18.7
| | |
140 | 366 26.5 27.5 31.3 | 330 3860 3390 2460 75.1 | 342 1810 18.6
| | |
160 | 377 26.5 27.6 31.5 | 340 3500 3060 2200 69.7 | 353 1840 18.4
| | |
180 | 388 26.6 27.7 31.6 | 351 3150 2750 1940 64.6 | 363 1870 18.3
| | |
200 | 400 26.7 27.8 31.8 | 362 2820 2450 1690 59.8 | 375 1900 18.1
| | |
220 | 412 26.8 27.9 31.9 | 373 2510 2160 1460 55.3 | 386 1930 18.0
| | |
240 | 423 26.6 27.7 31.9 | 385 2210 1890 1230 51.2 | 398 1950 17.9
| | |
260 | 419 24.9 26.1 30.7 | 389 2500 2120 1320 47.1 | 411 1980 17.7
| | |
280 | 416 23.4 24.8 29.7 | 386 2210 1850 1070 43.2 | 416 2570 17.6
| | |
300 | 412 22.1 23.6 29.0 | 383 1950 1600 840 39.7 | 412 2430 17.5
| | |
320 | 408 20.9 22.6 28.5 | 379 1710 1380 630 36.6 | 408 1890 17.3
| | |
340 | 405 20.0 21.7 28.2 | 376 1510 1180 430 34.0 | 405 1830 17.2
| | |
360 | 401 19.1 21.1 28.2 | 372 1330 1010 240 31.7 | 401 1780 17.1
| | |
380 | 401 18.6 20.7 28.5 | 372 1120 810 70 29.9 | 401 1640 16.9
| | |
400 | 401 18.1 20.5 27.7 | 372 1010 690 0 28.5 | 401 1640 16.8
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The header of each PTF file contains information as described below. Symbols used in the
description are the same as those in the BADA 3.0 User Manual [RD1].
file creation date: This is in the first line, at the top-right corner.
last BADA revision: This is in the 3rd line and indicates the last BADA revision which has
been released as of the file creation date.
source file revisions: The RCS revision numbers and dates of the OPF and APF files which
were used to create the PTF file are given in the 4th and 5th lines
respectively.
speeds: The speed laws for climb, cruise and descent are specified in lines 8, 9
and 10, that is:
mass Levels: The performance tables provide data for three different mass levels in
lines 8, 9 and 10 that is:
low 1.2*mmin
nominal mref
high mmax
maximum altitude: The maximum altitude as specified in the OPF file, hMO , is given in
line 9.
The table of performance data within the file consists of 13 columns. Each of these columns
is described below:
Column 1 FL
The format for data presented in each line of the table is as follows (Fortran notation)
I3, 4X, I3, 2X, 3(2X, F4.1), 5X, I3, 2X, 3(1X,I4), 4X, F4.1, 5X, I3, 2X, I4, 4X, F4.1
Further explanatory notes on the data presented in the performance tables are given below:
(a) Cruise data is only specified for flight levels greater than or equal to 30.
(b) Performance data is specified up to a maximum flight level of 400 or to highest level
for which a positive rate of climb can be achieved at the low mass. This maximum
level is not necessarily the same as the maximum level specified in the OPF file and
given in the PTF header.
(c) True Air Speed for climb, cruise and descent is determined based on the speed
schedules specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 respectively of the BADA User
Manual [RD1].
(d) Rates of climb are calculated at each flight level assuming the energy share factors
associated with constant CAS or constant Mach speed laws and using the reduced
power corrections as given in Section 3.8 of RD1.
(e) The fuel consumption in climb is independent of the aircraft mass and thus only one
value is given. There are three different climb rates however corresponding to low,
nominal and high mass conditions.
(f) The rate of descent and fuel consumption in descent is calculated assuming the
nominal mass. Values for other mass conditions are not given.
(g) Discontinuities in climb rate can occur for the following reasons:
• change in speed between flight levels (e.g. removal of 250 knot restriction
above FL100)
(h) Discontinuities in descent rate can occur for the following reasons:
• change in speed between flight levels (e.g. application of 250 knot limit
below FL100)
APPENDIX A