Approach for Cost Functions for the Use in Trade-Off Investigations Assessing the Environmental Impact of a Future Energy Efficient European Aviation

Aircraft emissions represent a relevant amount of human induced CO2. Globally, up to 2.5 per cent such stem from the aviation industry. In order investigate effects within atmosphere, realistic flight profiles are necessary provide quantitatively tangible values emissions. The and according fuel consumption can be calculated by using waypoints plans Base Data (BADA). This paper presents an approach refine integrating passenger load into calculation. Since have assessed on greater scale, as European air traffic network, presented provides cost functions for CO2 different aircraft types factors. were derived means regression analyses BADA based with step size one second. calculations real historic scenarios over several days. specific burn coefficients enable simple efficient integration estimations depending distance, factor type. applied large also study set-ups travel restrictions, other disruptions or alteration in system whole. assessment further aspects changes at foster reproducibility comparability related studies, we general-purpose estimation important key characteristics. Besides consumption, develop navigation fees maintenance conventional aircraft. Those provided design concept short-range all-electric propeller features game-changing technologies active laminar flow control, alleviation advanced materials structure concepts. approaches discussed this will focus generic costs, which general available data. For sake reproducibility, results made publicly available.