Evaluation of Aircraft Braking Performance Based on Operational Flight Data

This paper presents a method to quantify the braking capability of an aircraft during its deceleration phase on the runway, which is essential for both landing and rejected take-off. A model is developed to describe the aircraft's behavior as well as the interaction with the runway. The results can be used to determine the remaining safety margin for the aircraft to decelerate on the runway when comparing the maximum braking capability to the actual deceleration which is extracted from recorded flight data. A model-based approach is used which will be presented in this paper.     «

This paper presents a method to quantify the braking capability of an aircraft during its deceleration phase on the runway, which is essential for both landing and rejected take-off. A model is developed to describe the aircraft's behavior as well as the interaction with the runway. The results can be used to determine the remaining safety margin for the aircraft to decelerate on the runway when comparing the maximum braking capability to the actual deceleration which...     »