Airport Gate Design Features
Show the operational radius area for aircraft fuel pits with automatic warnings displayed when a set aircraft stop line position is located outside of the safe fuel pit location zone
Placed docking simulations are automatically updated when changes are made in the Gate Setup feature and aircraft lead-in line geometry
Automatic error reporting when a parked aircraft wingtip violates the minimum spacing requirement of a neighboring plane
Display safety clearance lines and aircraft ground service points at aircraft stand for apron design
Drag multiple aircraft along a lead-in line to a predetermined single stop line position
Generate apron safety clearance lines that account for all aircraft assigned to a specific stand
Redesigned Gate Setup interface providing context sensitive design information
Support for multiple boarding bridges and lead-in lines per gate
Display filtered list of acceptable boarding bridges for selected aircraft assigned to a gate
Draw each defined stop line along a selected lead-in line and label with specific aircraft
Aircraft Docking Simulation Features
Carry out bridge docking operations for both rotunda to aircraft and aircraft to rotunda
Perform docking with multiple boarding bridges docked to a single aircraft
SmartBridge automatically calculates bridge slope with ‘Heads up’ onscreen view
Show passenger boarding bridge’s maximum operating limits and user-defined safety limits
Calculates maximum bridge slope, cab and rotunda rotation and bridge tunnel extension
Ability to dock the same passenger boarding bridge to multiple docking doors in a single process
Create custom passenger boarding bridges to desired specifications
Shift the docking point relationship from the aircraft door center to the passenger boarding bridge cab center to be the leading edge of the door
View suitable stop line locations where aircraft can be docked to multiple boarding bridges
Ability to override the min/max lift column values and max bridge slope for docking simulations
Aircraft and Ground Support Vehicle Swept Path Analysis
Perform 2D aircraft and ground vehicle forward, reverse, and oversteer turning simulations through mouse movements using SmartPath tools with three interactive drive modes
Perform aircraft simulations using maximum nosewheel or effective steering angle to evaluate aircraft apron, taxiway, and runway clearances
Create aircraft simulations with a minimum clearance from an apron element (i.e. enter ICAO guidelines for minimum wheel clearance from taxiway curves)
Oversteer option gives realistic representation of how an aircraft negotiates oversteered conditions such as when parking an aircraft along lead-in lines or defining space requirements at runway-to-taxiway intersections
Place aircraft and support vehicle simulations on arcs, polylines, complex chains, or splines
Track landing gear and wing tip paths with user defined clearances
Create pilot conical lines of sight to evaluate mirror views, blind spots or headlight paths
Engage or disengage steerable main gear (on supported aircraft) during forward maneuvers
Generate maximum effort aircraft turning simulations for airfield design checks to accommodate high angle turning or large aircraft access
Aircraft Pushback Capabilities
Addition of towbarless pushback tractor in both front and all wheel steering configurations
Aircraft pushback and towing operations with tractor and towbar configuration
Mark the tractor centerline path for towing and the aircraft main gear centerline path for pushback
Select from a filtered list of appropriate aircraft and tractor combinations
Aircraft, Passenger Boarding Bridge, and Ground Support Vehicle Database
Over 450 aircraft from major manufacturers including: Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, Lockheed Martin , Learjet, Gulfstream, Northrop Grumman, BAE, Learjet, Dassualt, Antonov, McDonnell Douglas and more
Aircraft database includes 40 helicopters from key manufacturers: Bell, Boeing, AgustaWestland, MD Helicopters, Eurocopter Group
Passenger boarding bridge library from manufacturers: CIMC-TIANDA, DEW, Jetway Systems (current production and legacy), Sovam, Aldelte, TEAM, NKI Aviobridge and ThyessenKrupp
Ground support vehicles include towbar and towbarless tractors, fire and rescue, catering, and luggage trains
Ability to create aircraft, passenger boarding bridges, and ground support vehicles with custom specifications and dimensions
Airside Operations and Safety Features
Display aircraft fueling and service points with operational radii
Display aircraft jet blast envelopes at idle, breakaway, and takeoff speeds to ensure adequate safety zones for ground crew operations
Show standard ground servicing arrangements around a stationary aircraft
Set tracking points on or off the aircraft for envelope creation during a turning simulation
Generate apron safety clearance lines that account for all aircraft assigned to a specific stand
View ground service point locations for electrical, waste disposal, fuel, oxygen, air and hydraulics
Reporting Features
Produce gate reports indicating which aircraft docks at which a gate and using which door
Create apron reports with slope and directional information for gates
Create reports on lead-in line start/end coordinates at gates
Generate aircraft turn simulation reports showing aircraft speed, path lengths, and start conditions at each section of the simulation
Create gate reports of all aircraft stand positions complete with bridge model, locations of rotunda, parked cab, and stop lines with assigned parked aircraft positions
Create and display a report of aircraft or bridge docking simulations with information on bridge slopes, lift columns, rotunda elevation, and door sill heights
