Base of Aircraft Data (BADA)
EUROCONTROL’s Aircraft Performance Model
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What is BADA?
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BADA - Base of Aircraft DAta
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is an Aircraft Performance Model (APM) developed and maintained by
EUROCONTROL through active cooperation with aircraft manufacturers and operating
airlines.
BADA provides a/c performance and operations models suitable for:
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trajectory simulation in the air traffic modelling and simulation tools which are used to
support R&D, validation and assessment of new ATM concepts, ATC procedures,
advanced controller decision support tools and equipment before they are introduced
into operational service;
trajectory prediction in the ground based operational ATM systems (Flight Data
Processing Systems) to better plan traffic flows, reduce delays, operating costs and
minimize adverse environmental impact, and
environmental studies in terms of aircraft emissions assessments.
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BADA model families
BADA 3 family
Today’s standard for aircraft performance modelling providing close
to 100% coverage of aircraft types in the ECAC area. Its objectives
are to model aircraft behaviour over nominal part of flight envelope
and to meet today's requirements for aircraft performance modelling
and simulation.
BADA 4 family
Newly developed model family covers 70% of aircraft types in the
ECAC area. It provides increased levels of precision in aircraft
performances parameters over the entire flight envelope to enable
modelling and simulation of advanced systems and future concepts.
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BADA 3 family Overview
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BADA 3 release content
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 3.13 release in numbers
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BADA 3 release content
Release files: native models
PTF
OPF
PTD
APF
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BADA 3 release content
Release files: Synonyms
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BADA 3 release content
Content overview
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 3.13 release in numbers
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BADA 3 release content
User Manual
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BADA 3 release content
Revision Summary Document
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BADA 3 release content
Aircraft Performance Summary Tables
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BADA 3 release content
Model Accuracy Summary Report
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BADA 3 release content
Synonym Aircraft Report
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BADA 3 release content
Content overview
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 3.13 release in numbers
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BADA 3 Support Tools
BADA Calculation Tool
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Access to online
implementation of the
BADA model
(database + formulas)
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Basic calculations:
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Speed conversions
Atmosphere model
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BADA 3 Support Tools
Synonym Search Tool
Enables custom selection of synonym mappings,
tailored to specific needs
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BADA 3 Support Tools
BADA User Management Tool
Focal Points can now
create/delete accounts for
their colleagues:
All users can now reset their
password without contacting
the BADA team:
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BADA 3 Support Tools
BADA Support Application (BSA)
(1) Access to release files
and associated documents
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BADA 3 Support Tools
BADA Support Application (BSA)
(2) Access to support
requests
Recommended
communication
medium between
users and BADA
team (shared and
traceable)
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BADA 3 release content
Content overview
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 3.13 release in numbers
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BADA 3 release content
Latest BADA 3.13 release in numbers
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BADA 3.13 includes aircraft models for 519 different aircraft
types.
194 native models
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325 synonym models
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developed using reference aircraft performance data sources
originating from aircraft manufacturers
These aircraft types have been identified as being ‘equivalent’ to
native aircraft models.
Native models represent around 95%, while the synonym
aircraft occupy a further 5% share of the total European traffic.
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BADA 4 Family Overview
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BADA 4 release content
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 4.1 release in numbers
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BADA 4 release content
Release files: native models
ACM - Aircraft
Model file
AFCM section data sample
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BADA 4 release content
Release files: native models
ATF – Accuracy
Table file
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BADA 4 release content
Release files: native models
ATF – Accuracy
Table file
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BADA 4 release content
Release files: native models
PTF– Performance
Table file
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BADA 4 release content
Release files: native models
PTD– Performance
Table Detailed file
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BADA 4 release content
Release files: native models
OPT– Optimized
Performance Table
file
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BADA 4 release content
Release files
GPF– Global
Parameters file
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BADA 4 release content
Content overview
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 4.1 release in numbers
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BADA 4 release content
Concept Document
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BADA 4 release content
User Manual
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BADA 3 release content
Content overview
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 4.1 release in numbers
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BADA 4 Support Tools
BADA User Management Tool
Focal Points can now
create/delete accounts for
their colleagues:
All users can now reset their
password without contacting
the BADA team:
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BADA 4 Support Tools
BADA Support Application (BSA)
(1) Access to release
documents
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BADA 4 Support Tools
BADA Support Application (BSA)
(2) Access to support
requests
Recommended
communication
medium between
users and BADA
team (shared and
traceable)
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BADA 3 release content
Content overview
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Release files
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Release documents
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Support tools
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Latest BADA 4.1 release in numbers
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BADA 4 release content
Latest BADA 4.1 release in numbers
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BADA 4.1 includes aircraft models for 73 different aircraft
types
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developed using reference aircraft performance data sources
originating from aircraft manufacturers
They represent 70.72% coverage of the European air traffic
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Other BADA Publications
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Other BADA Publications
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Following pages list documents which are available on
request
Requests shall be made by e-mail to BADA contact
[email protected]
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Other BADA Publications
Coverage or European air traffic by BADA 3 & 4
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Other BADA Publications
BADA Family 3 Model Development report
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Other BADA Publications
BADA Family 3 Product management document
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Other BADA Publications
Scientifique papers
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Advanced aircraft performance modelling for ATM:
enhancements to the BADA model,
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Paper presented at 24th Digital Avionics System Conference,
October 30 – November 3, 2005
Advanced aircraft performance modelling for ATM: BADA
4.0 results
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Paper presented at 25th Digital Avionics Systems Conference,
October 15, 2006
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Other BADA Publications
Scientifique papers
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Enhancement in realism of ATC simulations by improving
aircraft behavior model
Advances Aircraft Performance modelling for ATM:
Analysis of BADA model capabilities
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Papers presented at 29th Digital Avionics Systems Conference,
October 3-7, 2010
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