Aircraft Characteristics CE 633 Aircraft Characteristics Important to

Aircraft Characteristics CE 633

Aircraft 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-airport-picture. asp

Characteristics Will Determine… Airside Runway length/width Separation between runways, taxilanes, etc. Pavement design Landside Gates: size and number Terminal design Passenger capacity

Examples of Characteristics Include… Aircraft Dimensions Weight Passenger Capacity Landing Gear Configurations Engine Types Speed Flight Separation Environmental: Noise, fuel consumption, pollution, etc

Aircraft 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

Engine Types Piston Engine : Propeller driven aircraft with highoctane 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.

Runway 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

Performance: 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

Aircraft characteristic database can be found on FAA’s website http: //www. faa. gov/airports/engineering/aircraft_char_database/

Cessna Skycatcher Engine: 1 Propeller Wingspan: 30’ Length: 22’ 1” Height: 7’ 4” 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-gallery. html

Cessna Caravan 675 Engine: 1 Turboprop Wingspan: 52’ 1” Length: 37’ 7” Height: 14’ 10” Total Seats: 10 Cruising Speed: 214 mph Maximum Takeoff Weight: Required Runway Length: 2055 ft http: //www. cessna. com/caravan-675/caravan-675 -gallery. html

ERJ-145 Engine: 2 Turbofans Wingspan: 65’ 9” Length: 98’ Height: 22’ 2” 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

Boeing MD-80 Engine: 2 Turbofan Wingspan: 107’ 10” Length: 147’ 10” Height: 29’ 5” Total Seats: 172 Cruising Speed: 500 mph Maximum Takeoff Weight: 140, 000 lbs Required Runway Length: 7, 250 ft www. aa. com/

Airbus A 300 -600 Engine: 2 Turbofans Wingspan: 147’ 01” Length: 175’ 06” Height: 54’ 6. 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/Commercial/Airbus_Industries_A 300 -600 R/

Concorde Jet Engine: 2 Turbojets Wingspan: 83’ 10” Length: 205’ 05” Height: 28’ 8” 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