Pacelab Mission/SCAP upgraded to version 3.10

Citation

(2006), "Pacelab Mission/SCAP upgraded to version 3.10", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2006.12778fad.007

Pacelab Mission/SCAP upgraded to version 3.10

Pacelab Mission/SCAP upgraded to version 3.10

Keywords: Computer software, Aircraft components

Berlin-based software manufacturer PACE has rolled out version 3.10 of its aircraft performance suite Pacelab Mission/SCAP.

The Pacelab Mission/SCAP aircraft performance suite supports a wide array of in-flight and airfield performance investigations. Being off-the-shelf, Windows-based software tools, Pacelab Mission/SCAP can be readily applied by aircraft/engine manufacturers and aircraft operators alike.

Prime capabilities are the rapid build- up of computation scenarios and the availability of single and batch mode calculations, which significantly speed up the analysis of large route networks. Customisable output post-processing in multiple formats enables the convenient analysis of results. Benefits are rounded off by the software's excellent connectivity to aircraft and engine manufacturers' performance data. Standard links to statistical weather data provided by Boeing PC WindTemp and to commercial airport databases are routinely supported too.

With this brand-new release, PACE capitalises on the software's established key benefits aircraft performance experts have come to appreciate.

Overview of top new features in version 3.10:

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  New utility for borrowing floating licenses: Pacelab Mission/SCAP can now be used in off-line mode owing to the newly introduced License Borrowing Tool. It allows users to check out licenses for a specified time period – great news for performance professionals wishing to use the software on business trips.

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  Range circle calculations in batch mode: the tool's capability to perform computations of large route networks in batch mode has been extended to range circle calculations. This means that the computation for a whole set of departure airports can now be triggered at once, thereby simplifying the workflow significantly.

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  Enhanced output reporting: at our users' request, results reports in Pacelab Mission/SCAP's have been extended by several additional parameters. These have been incorporated in the standard HTML report templates shipped with version 3.10 alongside enhanced navigation options in range circle results tables.

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  Easier switching of active aircraft: when changing the selection of the active aircraft dataset, a newly integrated check allows users to limit defined speed schedules to the Max. Operating speed of the newly selected aircraft.

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  Wider scope of parameters in Routes Table View dialogue available: additional route parameters have been added to the Routes Table View dialogue. The dialogue allows the copying of route data from spreadsheet formats. Users following this procedure now enjoy a more streamlined process.

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  New data filter for Drag and Thrust data as provided by aircraft manufacturers to operators. This enables the rapid conversion of original source data into the native Pacelab Mission data format.

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  Upgraded compatibility to Boeing PCWindTemp: Pacelab Mission now supports versions 2.0 and 3.9.

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  Enhanced graphical user interface for Pacelab SCAP Single Run calculations to speed up the definition of input scenarios.

Details available from: PACE Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology GmbH. Tel: +49.30.293 62 0; Fax: +49.30.293 62 113.