AeroTURN Pro - Detailed Review

AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTER DATABASE EXPANSION
AeroTURN includes the ability to install additional aircraft libraries anytime they are made available. Conveniently download the new expanded library with over 140 new commercial, cargo, military aircraft from manufacturers including Airbus, Boeing, Cessna, Learjet and 40 new helicopters from Bell, Boeing, and MD Helicopter.

SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGES
Complex stand arrangements (i.e. using an A380 with bridges docked to upper and lower doors) can now be designed within a single gate instead of requiring multiple gates. A filtered boarding bridge list can be produced to show different manufacturer’s’ bridge models that can work for the docking arrangement

DESIGN FOR MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT LEAD-IN AND STOP LINES
Design a flexible stand position that can accommodate wide and narrow body aircraft docking on separate lead-in lines. Dynamically determine a suitable stop line location along a selected lead-in line where the aircraft can be docked to multiple passenger boarding bridges.

GATE SETUP INTERFACE AND SMARTBRIDGE LIFT COLUMNS
Gate Setup in AeroTURN Pro has been redesigned to display context sensitive information allowing you to view just the relevant parameters for a selected object. In SmartBridge, you can now set a bridge’s min/max lift column values with each docking simulation.

DOCKING, APRON STAND, AND LEAD-IN LINE REPORTING
Create gate matrix reports showing which aircraft are docked at gates and at which door. Apron reports now provide slope and direction information for a selected gate. Generate lead-In reports with start and end coordinates for selected gates.

PUSHBACK WITH TOWBAR OR TOWBARLESS TRACTORS
Generate aircraft pushback and towing with a tractor/towbar or towbarless tractor from a filtered list of suitable tractor and aircraft combinations. This functionality includes the ability to mark the nosewheel path of the aircraft for both towing and pushback operations with multiple drive modes.

BOARDING BRIDGE AND GROUND SUPPORT VEHICLE LIBRARY
Use an extensive database library of two and three tunnel passenger boarding bridge models from a variety of manufacturers including ThyssenKrupp, CIMC, DEW, Jetway Systems, and TEAM. Over 100 new ground support vehicles have been added including emergency vehicles, aircraft refuelers, and baggage trains.

PERFORM MAXIMUM EFFORT TURNING
Carry out high angle turns to assess an aircraft's maximum effort turning manoeuvres under differential braking and check if an airfield design can accommodate large aircraft in tight spaces.

STEERABLE MAIN GEAR
With AeroTURN, you can engage or disengage the steerable main gear (for supported aircraft models) while performing a forward turning simulation. Linkage ratios are also supplied within the aircraft database.

GENERATE INDEPENDENT PATHS
Copy a simulation and then continue generating new independent aircraft paths from the main section. This saves you time when you explore different manoeuvres from the last point of a simulation rather than having to recreate the prior path completely.

DYNAMICALLY UPDATING AIRCRAFT RADIUS
In AeroTURN Pro’s Path Control tool, you can now visually see the change in an aircraft radius and steering angle when manoeuvreing it during path editing. This will ensure that you are not exceeding the aircraft’s turning abilities.

SMARTPATH TOOLS FOR AIRCRAFT manoeuvreS
The advanced aircraft swept path simulation features lets you test airside ground movements to prevent incidents between vehicles, aircraft, and airport facilities. Check jet blast contours at idle, breakaway, and takeoff velocities for the design of blast fences and ramp safety needs.

AIRSIDE DESIGN FEATURES
AeroTURN Pro makes it convenient for you to do your job. Set jet blast envelopes during turn simulations to test the effect on ground operations or to determine placement of blast fences and staging areas. Position tracking points on or off the aircraft for envelope creation to evaluate restricted aircraft ground movements.

SMARTBRIDGE FOR DOCKING
Choose from the extensive passenger boarding bridge database or create your own custom bridges to test. View real-time bridge slope calculations and measurements with constantly updated design data. Get instant feedback from any changes made to bridges or the apron. Visual warnings alert against slope parameter violations.

GATE DOCKING ABILITY
Perform 'drag and drop' rotunda to aircraft/aircraft to rotunda docking operations to allocate apron space for airside expansion projects. Evaluate various gate layouts with instant visual feedback and quickly switch between different aircraft, bridge models, and docking doors with active editing features

AIRPORT GATE SETUP
Perform docking simulations and use the information to create a custom terminal database of multiple aircraft stands. On-the-fly testing lets you evaluate multiple gate and aircraft quickly and easily. Place parked aircraft around the apron and view the surrounding safety lines to ensure clearance between neighboring aircraft.

OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Display aircraft fueling points operational radii to aid in stopping line placement, setting safety distances from terminal walls, and operating distances from underground fueling pots. Insert a template of standard vehicle servicing arrangements around an aircraft stand to prevent conflict between other crews/servicing vehicles at neighboring stands.

COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT LIBRARY
AeroTURN Pro includes an extensive aircraft library with manufacturer’s specifications (including FAA groups and ICAO codes) right at your fingertips. Pick from over 200 aircraft from Airbus, BAe, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, Embraer, Fokker, Lockheed, and many more.

AIRSIDE REPORTING FUNCTIONALITY
Create aircraft turning simulation and docking reports with boarding bridge, aircraft, and apron characteristics. With gate reporting, produce an inventory of all aircraft stands with data on assigned aircraft and boarding bridge models, rotunda locations, and dimension stop lines with parked aircraft positions.