Download or read book An Evaluation of Aircraft Emissions Inventory Methodology by Comparisons with Reported Airline Data written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides results of work done to evaluate the calculation methodology used in generating aircraft emissions inventories. Results from the inventory calculation methodology are compared to actual fuel consumption data. Results are also presented that show the sensitivity of calculated emissions to aircraft payload factors. Comparisons of departures made, ground track miles flown and total fuel consumed by selected air carriers were made between U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Form 41 data reported for 1992 and results of simplified aircraft emissions inventory calculations. These comparisons provide an indication of the magnitude of error that may be present in aircraft emissions inventories. To determine some of the factors responsible for the errors quantified in the DOT Form 41 analysis, a comparative study of in-flight fuel flow data for a specific operator's 747-400 fleet was conducted. Fuel consumption differences between the studied aircraft and the inventory calculation results may be attributable to several factors. Among these are longer flight times, greater actual aircraft weight and performance deterioration effects for the in-service aircraft. Results of a parametric study on the variation in fuel use and NOx emissions as a function of aircraft payload for different aircraft types are also presented.Daggett, D. L. and Sutkus, D. J. and DuBois, D. P. and Baughcum, S. L.Langley Research CenterEXHAUST EMISSION; INVENTORY CONTROLS; DATA ACQUISITION; BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; AIRCRAFT FUELS; INVENTORIES; AIRLINE OPERATIONS; PAYLOADS; STRUCTURAL WEIGHT; FUEL FLOW; GROUND TRACKS; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES...