fuel conservation - operational procedures
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Fuel ConservationOperational Procedures for Environmental Performance
Dave AndersonFlight Operations Engineering
Boeing Commercial AirplanesSeptember 2006
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What is Fuel Conservation?
Fuel conservation means managing the operation and condition of an airplane to
minimize the fuel used on every flight
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• CO2 emissions are directly proportional to fuel burn
• Practicing fuel conservation will also reduce CO2
• Reduction in other emissions depends on the specific procedure
Operational Procedures to Reduce Fuel Burn and Emissions
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4(Assumes typical airplane utilization rates)
How Much Is A 1% Reduction In Fuel Worth?
Airplane Fuel savingstype gal/year/airplane
777 70,000 → 90,000
767 30,000 → 40,000
757 25,000 → 35,000
747 100,000 → 135,000
737 15,000 → 25,000
727 30,000 → 40,000
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Reducing Fuel Used Requires Everyone’s Help
• Flight Operations
• Dispatchers
• Flight Crews
• Maintenance
• Management
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Flight Operations / Dispatchers
• Reduce Landing Weight
• Load Proper Fuel Reserves
• Load Airplane at Aft C.G.
• Select Minimum Flap that Meets all Requirements
• Fly Optimum Altitudes (wind-adjusted)
• Plan and Fly Efficient Speeds
• Select Most Favorable Routing
Opportunities For Fuel Conservation
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Reduced Landing Weight
1% reduction in landing weight produces:
≅ 0.75% reduction in trip fuel (high BPR engines)
≅ 1% reduction in trip fuel (low BPR engines)
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Required AdditionalWLDG = OEW + Payload + reserve + fuel loaded
fuel but not used
Zero fuel weightZero fuel weight
Fuel on board at landingFuel on board at landing
Components Of Landing Weight
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Reducing Unnecessary Fuel Reduces Landing Weight
• Practice cruise performance monitoring
• Flight plan by tail numbers
• Carry the appropriate amount of reserves to ensure a safe flight (extra reserves are extra weight)
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Fuel Reserves
The amount of required fuel reserves depends on:
• Regulatory requirements
• Choice of alternate airport
• Use of re-dispatch
• Company policies on reserves
• Discretionary fuel
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WT (fwd c.g.) Lift tail (fwd c.g.)
Lift wing (fwd c.g.)
• At aft c.g. the lift of the tail is less negative than at forward c.g. due to the smaller moment arm between Liftwing and WT
• Less angle of attack, α, is required to create the lower Liftwingrequired to offset the WT plus the less negative Lifttail
• Same Lifttotal, but lower Liftwing and therefore lower α required
Lift wing (aft c.g.)
WT (aft c.g.)
Lift tail (aft c.g.)
<
= Is less negative than
Airplane LoadingMaintain C.G. In The Mid To Aft Range
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Aircraft type 1
• Actual variation in drag due to C.G. depends on airplane design, weight, altitude and Mach
Airplane Loading
• Examples of change in drag due to C.G. can be found in the various Performance Engineer’s Manuals
Maintain C.G. in the Mid to Aft Range
CG range
14% to 19%19% to 26%26% to 37%37% to 44%
∆CD trim
+2%+1%
0-1%
Δ trim drag at cruise Mach
CG range
8% to 12%13% to 18%19% to 25%26% to 33%
∆CD trim
+2%+1%
0-1%
Aircraft type 2Δ trim drag at cruise Mach
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Flap Setting
Choose lowest flap setting that will meet takeoff performance requirements:
• Less drag
• Better climb performance
• Spend less time at low altitudes, burn less fuel
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Altitude Selection
Pressure altitude for a given weight and speed schedule that produces the maximum air miles per unit of fuel
Optimum Altitude Definition
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Step Climb
= Off optimum operations Optimum
Altitude
4000 ft
2000 ft
Stepclimb
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Optimum altitude
+ 1.5%
+ 1.5%
1000 ft
+ 0.5%
+ 3.0%
+ 0.5%
+ 6.5%
+ 1.5%
+ 8.5%
4-hour Average = + 4.8%
+ 0%
+ 4.5%
4-hour Average = + 0.6%
Off-Optimum Fuel Burn Penalty4000 ft Step vs. No Step Over a 4-Hour Cruise
(Example Only)
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Speed Selection
NAM/kg fuel
MACH number
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.60 0.64 0.68 0.72 0.76 0.80 0.84 0.05
Increasing weight
LRC
MMO
MRC = Maximum range cruiseLRC = Long Range cruise
1%
LRC Versus MRC
MRC
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04
Δ Mach from MRC
Δ F
uel ~
%
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
00.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04
Δ Mach from MRC
Δ T
ime
~ m
in.
LRC
Aircraft Type 1
LRC
(a/c
1)
LRC
(a/c
2)
Δ Fuel For Flying Faster Than MRC
Flying Faster Than LRC?
5000 NM cruise
Δ Time For Flying Faster Than MRCAircraft Type 1
AircraftType 2
AircraftType 2
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Speed Selection - Other Options
• Cost Index = 0 (maximize ngm/kg= wind-adjusted MRC)
• Selected Cost Index (minimize costs)
• Maximum Endurance (maximize time/lb)
CI = Time cost ~ $/hrFuel cost ~ cents/lb
High CI high speed, high trip fuel, low trip timeLow CI low speed, low fuel burn, high trip time
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• Choose the most favorable route available including the effects of winds
• ‘Great Circle’ is the shortest ground distance between 2 points on the earth’s surface
• Great Circle may not be the shortest air distance (time) when winds are included
Route Selection
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Flight Crew
Opportunities for Fuel Conservation:• Practice fuel economy in each phase of flight• Understand the airplane’s systems - Systems
Management
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Engine Start
• Start engines as late as possible, coordinate with ATC departure schedule
• Take delays at the gate if possible
• Minimize APU use if ground power available
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Taxi
• Take shortest route possible
• Use minimum thrust and minimum braking
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Taxi – One Engine Shut Down Considerations
• After-start and before-takeoff checklists delayed
• Reduced fire protection from ground personnel
• High weights, soft asphalt, taxi-way slope
• Engine thermal stabilization - warm up and cool down
• Pneumatic and electrical system requirements
• Slow/tight turns in direction of operating engine(s)
• Cross-bleed start requirements
Balance fuel conservation and safety considerations
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Takeoff
• Retract flaps as early as possible (but, no lower than the minimum recommended flap retraction height)
• Using full rated thrust will save fuel relative to derated thrust – but will increase overall engine maintenance costs
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Distance
Altitude
Initial cruise altitude
Cost indexincreasing
A
BCI
= 0
(M
in fu
el)
Min time to Point B
Max
gra
dien
t
Climb
Cost Index = 0 minimizes fuel to climb and cruise to a common point in space
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Cruise
• A plane flying in steady, level flight may require some control surface inputs to maintain lateral-directional control
• Use of the proper trim procedure minimizes drag
• Poor trim procedure can result in a 0.5% cruise drag penalty on a 747
• Follow the procedures provided in the Flight Crew Training Manual
Lateral - Directional Trim Procedure
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Systems ManagementCruise
• A/C packs in high flow typically produce a 0.5 - 1 % increase in fuel burn
• Do not use unnecessary cargo heat
• Do not use unnecessary anti-ice
• Maintain a balanced fuel load
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WindsCruise
• Wind may be a reason to choose an “off optimum” altitude
• Want to maximize ground miles per unit of fuel burned
• Wind-Altitude trade tables are provided in the operations manual
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Descent
• Penalty for early descent - spend more time at low altitudes, higher fuel burn
• Optimum top of descent point is affected by wind, ATC, speed restrictions, etc.
• Use information provided by FMC
• Use idle thrust (no part-power descents)
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Distance
Final cruise altitude
Cost indexincreasing
B
CI = 0 (Min fuel)
Min tim
e from point A to B
Descent
Cost Index = 0 minimizes fuel between a common cruise point and a common end of descent point
Altitude
A
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Approach
• Do not transition to the landing configuration too early
• Fuel flow in the landing configuration is approximately 150% of the fuel flow in the clean configuration
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Summary Of Operational Practices
• Minimize landing weight
• Do not carry more reserve fuel than required
• Use aft C.G. loading if possible
• Use lowest flap setting required
• Target optimum altitude (wind-corrected)
• Target LRC (or cost index)
• Choose most favorable routing
Flight Operations / Dispatchers
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Flight CrewsSummary Of Operational Practices
• Minimize engine/APU use on ground
• Retract Flaps as early as possible
• Fly the flight-planned speeds for all phases of flight
• Use proper trim procedures
• Understand the airplane’s systems
• Understand wind/altitude trades
• Don’t descend too early (or too late)
• Don’t transition to landing configuration too early
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It Takes the Whole Team to Win
Conclusions
• Large fuel (and emissions) savings results from the accumulation many smaller fuel-saving actions and policies
• Dispatch, flight operations, flight crews, maintenance, management, all need to contribute
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Thank You!
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End of Fuel ConservationOperational Procedures for Environmental Performance
Dave AndersonFlight Operations Engineering
Boeing Commercial AirplanesSeptember 2006