09 - Air Transport System Efficiency
IMPROVED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FOR GREENER APPROACHES – EVALUATION OF A NOVEL PILOT SUPPORT CONCEPT
T. Bauer¹, F. Abdelmoula¹, J. Boyer, Thales, France; M. Gerber, Swiss Sklylab Foundation, Switzerland; J. Meister², J.M. Wunderli²; ¹DLR e.V., Germany ;²Empa, Swiss Fed. Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology, Switzerland
Speed and configuration management is the key to carrying out an approach that is not only safe, but as environmentally friendly as possible, minimising fuel / noise. A new operational concept and FMS functionality is developed and evaluated in piloted simulator trials to support the flight crew in this task under fluctuating wind and weather conditions while following individual ATC instructions.