Fuel burn modeling of turboprop aircraft.

PDFResearch PaperDOT-VNTSC-FAA-11-10Turboprop aircraftTurboprop enginesFuel consumptionMathematical modelsAircraft exhaust gasesEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental impactsUnited States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and EnergyGeudens, Jef E.Wils, KurtJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterThis report documents work done to enhance turbo-propeller aircraft fuel consumption modeling in the Federal Aviation Administration\ue2\u20ac\u2122s Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT). Fuel consumption and flight performance data were collected from aircraft flight manuals. These data were used to develop methods for predicting aircraft fuel consumption as a function of the aircraft flight state. The primary method developed for this report showed a difference from the flight manual reported fuel consumption of about 12% in cruise mode