Aviation Environmental Design Tool

AEDT Release Notes

Release AEDT 3g
Release Date: August 28, 2024
Revision: 222.0.21557.1

Installer Size:
• Install AEDT 3g.exe: 3.23 GB
• Install AEDT 3g Distributed Processing.exe: 864 MB
Database Revisions: AERMOD/AERMET/AERMINUTE Versions:
• AIRPORT v2.19.5 • AERMOD v23132
• FLEET v3.57.5 • AERMET v23132
• STUDY v2.05.5 • AERMINUTE v15272
• AERSURFACE v20060
ASIF Version: Other Software Versions:
• v1.2.24 • Telerik: 2024.1.130.45
• ArcGIS Runtime for WPF: 10.2.5.0
• .NET Runtime: 4.0.30319.42000

AEDT 3g includes new features, updates, and bug fixes. A full list of updates and bug fixes is provided
below. Please refer to the AEDT Installation Manual for AEDT system requirements and instructions on
installing AEDT.

The supported operating systems for AEDT 3g are Microsoft Windows 10 and
Windows Server 2016.

The supported SQL Server version for AEDT 3g is Microsoft SQL Server 2022.

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Table of Contents
Release AEDT 3g ............................................................................................................................................................1
New and Updated Feature Highlights ..................................................................................................................2
1.1 Microsoft SQL Server 2022 ..............................................................................................................................2
1.1.1 Database Connection Encryption Settings .............................................................................................2
1.2 Time Above Algorithm Update ........................................................................................................................3
1.3 Support Operational Profiles for Runup Operations .......................................................................................3
1.4 CSV Import of Runup Operations ....................................................................................................................4
1.5 Reverting the Fuel Flow Rates for Taxi Operations (SAE-AIR-8035) made in AEDT 3f ....................................4
1.6 Emission Factor Review/Updates for GSE and Stationary Sources .................................................................4
1.7 Confirmation of Tropopause Temperature and Pressure Profiles across All AEDT Workflows ......................7
1.8 New AERMOD Source Groups for Dispersion Modeling – Aircraft Engine Type and Operation Group ..........7
1.9 Adjustment to Align Voxels, Segments, and Receptors on Z-axis for Dispersion Modeling............................8
1.10 Fix for a Potential Negative Release Height Issue in AERMOD ..............................................................9
1.11 Other Updates .....................................................................................................................................10
1.12 Summary of User Interface Updates ...................................................................................................10
Airport Database Update to Version 2.19.5 .......................................................................................................11
Fleet Database Update to Version 3.57.5 ..........................................................................................................12
3.1.1 Updates to Aircraft Noise and Performance (ANP) Models in Fleet 3.57.5 .........................................12
3.1.2 Updates to Available Equipment Types from AEDT 3f (Fleet 3.55.1) to AEDT 3g (Fleet 3.57.5) .........12
3.1.3 Updates to ACTYPES in Fleet 3.57.5 .....................................................................................................17
3.1.4 Updates to Airframes in Fleet 3.57.5 ...................................................................................................19
Resolved Issues in AEDT 3g Release ...................................................................................................................19

New and Updated Feature Highlights

1.1 Microsoft SQL Server 2022
Starting with AEDT 3g, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 is no longer supported. Microsoft SQL Server 2022
(version 16) is the only supported version and is a prerequisite for using AEDT 3g.

Please see the AEDT Installation Manual for instructions on how to upgrade existing SQL Server 2017
instance and databases to version 2022.

1.1.1 Database Connection Encryption Settings

New database connection encryption settings – “Encrypt connection” and “Trust server certificate”
checkboxes – have been added to the following AEDT dialogs: Open Study, Create New Study, Delete
Study, and Import Study. This update was made to support the latest changes in

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Microsoft.Data.SqlClient. Microsoft recommends “provisioning a verifiable certificate on SQL Server for

secure connectivity1”.

• Encrypt connection: This setting is checked by default. When checked, SQL Server uses
encryption for the data sent between the client and server. Otherwise, encryption only occurs
for logging in.
• Trust server certificate: This setting is NOT checked by default, which means that encryption
occurs only if the server certificate is successfully validated (otherwise, the connection attempt
will fail).
o To enable encryption to be used when a certificate hasn’t been provisioned on the
server, check the “Encrypt connection” and the “Trust server certificate” settings.

For information on SQL Server encryption, server certificates and how to configure such
settings, see:
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-
windows/certificate-overview?view=sql-server-ver16
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-
windows/configure-sql-server-encryption?view=sql-server-ver16

1.2 Time Above Algorithm Update

The application of the Time Above equation for flight operations has been revised in AEDT 3g. The
revised Time Above methodology involves applying the Time Above equation to the acoustical
parameters for the full pass by of each extended segment rather than the parameters for the noise-
fractioned finite flight segment. This revision is restricted to flight operations only; as such, the Time
Above algorithm for runups has not changed as part of this 3g update.

1.3 Support Operational Profiles for Runup Operations

In AEDT 3g, support for runup operations has been expanded to include the assignment and use of
operational profiles. Previously, a runup operation could only be created with a specific operation time.

When defining a runup operation, users can assign quarter-hourly, daily, and monthly profiles for
expansion into a given year. Upon creation, this profile-based operation will be expanded into as many
discrete operations as are in the operation count based on the assigned operational profiles. For
example, if 8.8 was entered as the operation count, eight operations will be created. For operational
profiles to be active for runups, the operation count must be greater than or equal to 1. This expansion

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“Encryption and certificate validation in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient”, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-
us/sql/connect/ado-net/encryption-and-certificate-validation?view=sql-server-ver16
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of profile-based runups is applied whether the runups are created in the UI, via ASIF or through the CSV
importer.

1.4 CSV Import of Runup Operations

This feature imports runup operations from a CSV input file (in a pre-defined format) into an existing
AEDT study. The feature is available via the Import button in the Operations tab, Runups screen and via
the AedtCsv.exe command line tool.

• Users can specify runup operations using specific operation time or operational profiles
(quarter-hourly, daily, and monthly).
• The CSV input file format for runups is described in the AEDT 3g User Manual, Appendix E.
• Sample CSV import files are available under C:\Program Files\FAA\AEDT3g\Examples folder after
AEDT installation.

1.5 Reverting the Fuel Flow Rates for Taxi Operations (SAE-AIR-8035) made
in AEDT 3f
The previous AEDT version, AEDT 3f, updated the methodology for calculating fuel flow rate for taxi as
defined in the SAE-AIR-8035 (Fuel Flow Rates for Jet-Powered Commercial Aircraft Taxi Operations).

Based on the latest recommendations from the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP)
- Working Group 3 (WG3, Emissions Technical), this SAE-AIR-8035 implementation has been reverted in
AEDT 3g. Therefore, AEDT 3g uses the BFFM2 taxi fuel flow rates as is without any modification for
computing taxi emissions, which is the same as AEDT 3e. Please refer to the AEDT 3f Tech Manual,
Section 3.4.3.1 BFFM2 Fixed-Wing Fuel Consumption – Taxi Segments.

1.6 Emission Factor Review/Updates for GSE and Stationary Sources

In AEDT 3f, the calculation of greenhouse gases was expanded to include Ground Support Equipment
(GSE) and applicable stationary source types. As part of this update, all criteria pollutant emission
factors for GSE were also updated. After the public release of 3f, some discrepancies were noted both
within the updated data as well as within legacy stationary source data when compared to the source
documents. For the upcoming release of AEDT, all GSE and stationary sources for all criteria pollutants,
greenhouse gas, and other emission indices were further reviewed. This review included the accuracy of
sources across criteria pollutants, greenhouse gases, and all associated parameters as well as the
accuracy of conversion factors used to transform emission indices into the units used in the AEDT tables.
The AEDT emission factor tables reviewed included:

• GSE (Manufacturer Year Unknown, Used for Default GSE):

StnGseEmissionFactorNationalAverage
• GSE (Manufacturer Year Known): StnGseEmissionFactorEffectiveYear
• Boilers/Heaters: STN_BOILER_HEATER

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• Emergency Generators: STN_EMERGENCY_GENERATOR

• Incinerators: STN_INCINERATOR
• Training Fires: STN_TRAINING_FIRE

GSE (Manufacturer Year Unknown, Used for Default GSE): StnGseEmissionFactorNationalAverage

• This table, which is used when default GSE are selected, was crosschecked with all EPA source
documents and was found to be in agreement with all appropriate sources.

GSE (Manufacturer Year Known): StnGseEmissionFactorEffectiveYear

• CO and THC emission indices were transposed for all categories of equipment. Aside from this
example, all other criteria pollutant emission factors and greenhouse gas emission factors
matched the expected values
• For non-diesel equipment, a transient adjustment factor (TAF) is used to adjust from the steady-
state tested values and account for factors such as load and engine speed. 2 The TAF values for
within this table for NOx and THC were transposed in the previous version of AEDT. This error in
adjustment factor impacted emissions from non-diesel equipment with a manufacturing year
less than or equal to 2006.
• For the generation of methane emission factors, the NMHC/THC conversion factor of 0.991 for
2-stroke gasoline engines from the EPA document Conversion Factors for Hydrocarbon Emission
Components was consistently used across all engine types for calculating methane emissions
from Uncontrolled, Phase 1, and Phase 2 spark-ignition engines. 3 The appropriate conversion
factor is now being applied for the appropriate engine type for these engines manufactured
prior to 2007.

NMHC/THC
Engine Type
Conversion Factor
2-Stroke Gasoline 0.991
4-Stroke Gasoline 0.9
Diesel 0.984
LPG 0.92
CNG 0.048

Boilers/Heaters: STN_BOILER_HEATER

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For more information about transient adjustment factors, please refer to Exhaust and Crankcase Emission Factors
for Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines in MOVES3.0.2, E.P.A, September 2021
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Conversion Factors for Hydrocarbon Emission Components (EPA-420-R-05-015, December 2005)
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• For all Boiler Types across all emission indices, AP-42 conversion factors were not consistently
applied and have been updated across the board for all pollutants where not consistently
applied. For example, the NOx emission factor for Boilers 50-52, 57-58, and 60-61 were adjusted
from 5.63184 kg/kiloliter to 5.64 kg/kiloliter by applying the AP-42 specified conversion factor of
0.120 to convert from lb/103 gal to kg/kiloliter.
• For Boiler Types 19 and 27, the Fuel Sulfur Content and Fuel Ash Content for bituminous boilers
were used rather than the appropriate subbituminous fuel content values.
• For Boiler Type 20, the PM2.5/PM10 ratio used was for a No Reinjection boiler rather than a
Reinjection boiler. This PM2.5/PM10 ratio was updated from 0.415385 to 0.10959.
• For Boiler Types 25, and 27, the bituminous SOx emission indices were used rather than the
subbituminous emission indices. These values were updated from 38 pounds/ton to 35
pounds/ton in AEDT 3g.
• For Boiler Type 27, the bituminous CH4 emission index was used rather than the subbituminous
emission indices. These values were updated from 0.441 pounds/metric ton to 0.03
pounds/metric ton in AEDT 3g.
• For Boiler Types 29 and 31, the SOx emission indices were entered as 32 lb/ton rather than the
referenced value of 31 lb/ton and this has been corrected in AEDT 3g.
• For Boiler Types 43 and 45, the CO2 emission indices entered were for bituminous boilers rather
than subbituminous boilers. This change adjusted the value from 3,125 kg/metric ton to 2,405
kg/metric ton.
• For Boiler Type 47, the subbituminous CO2 emission index was entered instead of the
bituminous value. This change adjusted the value from 6,250 lb/ton of coal to 4,810 lb/ton of
coal.
• For Boilers 48-62 and 69-75, a conversion error resulted in the CH4 emission indices being much
lower than the calculated source. These CH4 have been updated to match AP-42 Chapter 3
sources.
• Boilers 55,56,70, and 71 were miscategorized with respect to CH4 emission indices when
referencing Table 1.3-3 in Chapter 1.3 of AP-42.
• For Boilers 80-89, the CO2 and CH4 emission factors from Webfire were used rather than the
labeled sources from Chapter 1.4 of AP-42. These values have been updated to match the stated
source material in the AEDT manual.

Emergency Generators: STN_EMERGENCY_GENERATOR

• For Distillate Oil Emergency Generators (Type 3 Generators), the PM10 emissions index was
found to be entered incorrectly. The value was updated from 5.09 kg/kL to 3.8336 kg/kL per
Table J-1 from the source document: Jagielski, Kurt D., and Robert J. O'Brien, Calculation
Methods for Criteria Air Pollutant Emission Inventories, July 1994.

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• For Natural Gas Emergency Generators (Type 6 Generators), multiple emission indices were
updated to match an update from AP-42, Section 3.2 Natural Gas-fired Reciprocating Engines.
The emission indices for CO, NOx, SOx, and PM10 were updated to match the AP-42 source
document.
• For Diesel Fuel Emergency Generators (Type 2 Generators), the CO2 emission factor was
updated to match AP-42, Volume I, section 3.4 from AP-42, Volume I, section 3.3. The value was
updated from 521.6308 g/hp-hr to 526.1644 g/hp-hr.

Incinerators: STN_INCINERATOR

• For all incinerator types, AP-42 conversion factors were not consistently applied and have been
updated across the board for all pollutants where not consistently applied. For example, the
TOC emission index for Type 1 Incinerators was adjusted from 0.1495 kg/ton to 0.15 kg/ton.
• Besides these adjustment to AP-42 conversion factors, the incinerator table data matched the
source data across all pollutant types.

Training Fires: STN_TRAINING_FIRE

• The VOC emission indices sourced from Aurell et al, 2017 (Characterization of Emissions from
Liquid Fuel and Propane Open Burns Study) were improperly converted into the units given in
the AEDT tables. These values have been updated to match the source document in AEDT 3g.

1.7 Confirmation of Tropopause Temperature and Pressure Profiles across

All AEDT Workflows
In the release of AEDT 3f, the vertical pressure and temperature profiles were updated to reflect
weather parameters all the way up to the top of the tropopause. After this implementation, it was
discovered that areas of the AEDT code had temperature and pressure profiles hard coded that were
overriding the new pressure and temperature profiles. A detailed review of all AEDT workflows was
done and it has been confirmed that all AEDT workflows now use the proper vertical pressure and
temperature profiles.

1.8 New AERMOD Source Groups for Dispersion Modeling – Aircraft Engine
Type and Operation Group
AEDT 3g adds two new source groups for users to enable when creating a metric result for dispersion
modeling:

• Aircraft engine type (i.e., fixed-wing jet, fixed-wing turboprop, fixed-wing piston, rotorcraft
turboshaft, and rotorcraft piston); and
• Operation group (aka “case”, operation group(s) within an annualization).

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The aircraft engine type source group is used as a proxy for fuel type. It is assumed that jet, turboshaft,
and turboprop aircraft use Jet-A, while piston aircraft use aviation gasoline.

These new source groups are at the same grouping level as existing source group options. That is, other
source groups (e.g., climb-out, airborne approach, etc.) are not subordinate to either of the “engine
type” or “operation group” source groups. It is important to note that organizing operations within
multiple operation groups will result in scheduling differences if the “Apply delay & sequencing model”
(DSQM) option is enabled when compared to the same operations not organized into operation groups.
The exact behavior and interactions of operation groups when DSQM is enabled can be found in Section
7.4.2 of the AEDT Technical Manual.

1.9 Adjustment to Align Voxels, Segments, and Receptors on Z-axis for

Dispersion Modeling
This update is designed to ensure correct positioning of airborne sources relative to receptors along the
z-axis, given the limitation that there exists a single voxel grid in AEDT that is defined relative to the
airport field elevation.

In the previous AEDT releases, airborne segments were passed to AERMOD based on the runway
assignment elevation. If a runway end is below the airport field elevation, airborne sources associated
with aircraft operation segments that are assigned to that runway end will be passed to AERMOD with a
lower elevation relative to the receptors (which are assumed to be placed at airport field elevation)
once the aircraft is airborne at airport field elevation. For segments that are below airport field
elevation, those emissions were incorrectly translated to the initial cuboid layer fixed at airport field
elevation. While AERMOD will still run to completion, the concern with this prior implementation in
AEDT is that receptor concentrations will be overestimated. The greater the delta between airport field
elevation and runway end elevation, the greater the overestimation of receptor concentrations is
expected. The adjustment of the flight segments prior to the cuboid assignments will be equal to the
difference between the airport field elevation and the runway end elevation as shown in the figure
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1.10 Fix for a Potential Negative Release Height Issue in AERMOD

This update is designed to ensure release heights for aircraft sources in AEDT and AEDT-built AERMOD
input files follow the same definition, regardless of whether a certain preference setting is selected or
not (i.e., “Align airborne sources”).

In the previous AEDT releases, the release height definition was based on the airport elevation by
default and assumes the reference altitude for all sources originating at the airport is the airport
elevation (i.e., above field elevation; AFE). This was the case regardless of the elevation of the runway
ends where operations are assigned (i.e., above ground level; AGL), which are either at or lower than the
airport elevation. By definition in AEDT, the airport elevation is the highest point on the airport
property.

However, when the “Align airborne sources” preference setting is selected, previous AEDT releases did
not assume the same reference elevation across operations – actual runway end elevations were used
but normalized to the airport elevation (refer to Figure 1). In this situation, previous AEDT releases will
assign a source release height that is either zero (i.e., runway end elevation is the airport elevation) or
negative (i.e., runway end elevation is lower than the airport elevation). Negative release heights in
AERMOD result in a fatal error and the model is unable to run.

This update in AEDT 3g rectifies this AERMOD fatal error pathway by ensuring that AEDT uses the airport
elevation as the reference elevation under all conditions (regardless of any modeling preference
settings) when running emissions dispersion and does not account for any gradient from one runway
end to the other.

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In addition, this update also rectifies a similar situation where the release height is positive, thus
AERMOD does not fail, but the release heights are lower than the expected altitude above the ground.
This will correct for potential overestimation at receptors closest to the airport fence line.

1.11 Other Updates

• Changed the meaning of the -s and -d parameters for the RunStudy.exe and the AedtCsv.exe
command line tools. The -s parameter specifies the SQL Server instance name, and the -d
parameter specifies the database name (AEDT study name).
• Upgraded the command line parser used for the Run Study (RunStudy.exe) command line tool and
the Sensor Path Import (SPI.exe) command-line tool.
• Reworking of User Interface for Dispersal of Tracks with AEDT. There were no changes made to how
AEDT uses dispersed tracks; all changes were in the User Interface. Changes include:
o Visual separation of “odd” and “even” subtracks to reflect their relative positions in the X-Y
plane
o Better labeling of the backbone track and separating it from the subtracks by design
o Reorganization of the Edit Component window when a track is dispersed for easier use
• Updated the GlobalMapper version to 25.1. GlobalMapper is used to process terrain for noise
modeling.
• Updated the Telerik version to 2024.1.130.45.

1.12 Summary of User Interface Updates

• Open Study dialog, Delete Study dialog, Import Study dialog, and Create New Study dialog
o Added the “Encrypt connection” and “Trust server certificate” checkboxes.
• Study tab:
o Re-labeled the menu items and re-arranged the order of menus.
o Import Partial ASIF dialog: when importing a partial ASIF with trackOpSet or runups, users
have the option to assign an airport layout instead of a case & scenario combination.
o Emissions Dispersion preference: Organized the options into new categories.
o Emissions Dispersion preference: Removed the “Split aircraft area sources by aircraft engine
type” setting.
o Help screen: Added a link to open the Release Notes and a link to open the End User License
Agreement and Third-Party notice.
• Metric Results tab:
o Added the scalebar to the map snapshot image.
o Added “Ambient Temperature” column in the Flight Performance Report.

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o Define Metric Results wizard, Set Processing Options screen:

 Added new source groups for dispersion metrics: “Operation groups” and “Engine
Type”
• Operations tab, Aircraft:
o Added new columns – Quarter Hourly Profile, Daily Profile, Monthly Profile – to the Aircraft
operations grid.
o Made the “Operation ID” column in the Aircraft operations grid visible by default.
• Operations tab, Runup:
o Added the “Import” button to the “Runup Actions” ribbon group.
o Runup operations grid:
 Added the Refresh button.
 Added new columns – Quarter Hourly Profile, Daily Profile, and Monthly Profile.
 Added the ability to delete multiple runup operations at once.
o Create/Copy Runup wizard, Assign Operation Time step:
 Added the “Assign Operational Profiles” option for selecting a year and profiles
• Airports tab:
o Added the “Effective Date” and the “Expiration Date” columns to the Add Existing Airports
dialog.
o Updated the Disperse Track dialog
o Updated the Edit Point Track pane for dispersed tracks

Airport Database Update to Version 2.19.5

This section summarizes the Airport database updates since the AEDT 3f Public Release (Airport version
2.19.3).

• The weather data in the Airport Database have been updated with the most recent 2023 data from
the Integrated Surface Database (ISD) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA). Updated data include annual average weather from individual years as well as the 10-year
average, if the data are available.
• The Airport Database has been updated with the December 2023 release of the National Airspace
System Resource (NASR) data and includes new airports, updated airport locations, new runways,
and updated runways (including name and position changes).

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Fleet Database Update to Version 3.57.5

This section summarizes the Fleet database updates since the AEDT 3f Public Release (Fleet version
3.55.1).

3.1.1 Updates to Aircraft Noise and Performance (ANP) Models in Fleet 3.57.5
• SC300C: The distance parameter for step 2 in the STANDARD arrival profile was updated from 8725
feet to 87250 feet, to correct for a data entry error.

• 747400RN: The stage length 4, ICAO_A departure procedure has been updated to adjust the speed
parameter from 253.4 knots to 258 knots at procedure step 8.

• F35A: Noise data for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II was added from the F35A NoiseMap
Aircraft Model. The Noise ID for the F35A is M08902. It uses spectral class IDs 248 for Arrival, 148 for
Departure, and 148 for Afterburner. Performance data is not provided for the F35A. Point or
procedural profiles may be added by the user for use with Equip ID = 6678.

3.1.2 Updates to Available Equipment Types from AEDT 3f (Fleet 3.55.1) to AEDT 3g (Fleet
3.57.5)
Equipment have been modified, added to, and deleted from the Fleet database to provide modeling
options that reflect, at best effort, a real-world menu of past and present, in-service airframe and engine
combinations. Equipment options aim to provide mappings to aircraft performance models that balance
AEDT requirements for modeling noise, fuel burn, and emissions across many use cases. Equipment
reassignments are provided in this section for equipment deleted between Fleet 3.55.1 and Fleet 3.57.5.
Study databases constructed using AEDT version 3f or prior will have deleted equipment automatically
reassigned for existing operations when upgraded to an AEDT 3g study. Fourteen new equipment are
listed in Table 1, 10 equipment updates are listed in Table 2, and 28 deleted equipment with their
reassignments are listed in Table 3. The fields that have been updated in the equipment table from Fleet
3.55.1 to Fleet 3.57.5 are highlighted in Table 2.

Table 1 Equipment Added in Fleet 3.57.5

Equip ID Airframe Model Engine Model Engine Code ANP Model BADA3 Model BADA4 Model
6664 Boeing 767-300 ER PW4x52 1PW054 7673ER B763 59
6665 Boeing 767-300 ER CF6-80C2B4 1GE027 7673ER B763 59
6666 Boeing 767-300BCF CF6-80C2B7F 2GE054 7673ER B763 59
6667 Boeing 767-300BCF CF6-80C2B6 1GE029 7673ER B763 59
6668 Boeing 767-300BCF PW4060 12PW101 7673ER B763 59
6669 Boeing 767-300BCF CF6-80C2B6F 1GE030 7673ER B763 59
6670 Boeing 767-300BCF CF6-80C2B6 2GE044 7673ER B763 59
6671 Boeing 767-300BCF PW4060 1PW043 7673ER B763 59
6672 Boeing 747-400 ERF PW4056 1PW041 747400RN B744 52

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Equip ID Airframe Model Engine Model Engine Code ANP Model BADA3 Model BADA4 Model
LEAP-
6673 Airbus A320-NEO 01P20CM127 A320-270N A20N 17
1A24/24E1/23
6674 Airbus A320-NEO PW1124G1-JM 01P18PW149 A320-270N A20N 17
6675 Airbus A320-NEO PW1124G1-JM 01P22PW159 A320-270N A20N 17
6676 Airbus A319-NEO PW1124G-JM 01P18PW150 A320-270N A20N 17
6677 Airbus A319-NEO PW1124G-JM 01P22PW160 A320-270N A20N 17
Lockheed Martin F-35
6678 F117-PW-100 F1171 F35A F16 NULL
Lightning II

Table 2 Equipment Updated in Fleet 3.57.5

3f 3g
EQUI 3f Airframe 3g Airframe 3f Engine 3g Engine Engine Engine ANP ANP BADA BADA BADA BADA
P_ID Model Model Model Model Code Code 3f 3g 3 3f 3 3g 4 3f 4 3g
Airbus A330- Airbus A330- A330- A330-
1091 200 Series 200 Series Trent 892 Trent 772 2RR027 3RR030 343 343 A332 A332 22 22
LEAP- LEAP-
Airbus A319- Airbus A319- 1A24/24E1/ 1A24/24E1/ 01P20C 01P20C A319- A320-
5972 NEO NEO 23 23 M127 M127 131 270N A319 A20N 12 17
Boeing 787-9 Boeing 787-9 GEnx- GEnx- 01P17GE
6364 Dreamliner Dreamliner 1B76A/P2 1B70/P1 214 12GE152 7879 7879 B789 B789 72 72
Airbus A319- Airbus A319- LEAP- LEAP- 01P20C 01P20C A319- A320-
6400 NEO NEO 1A26CJ 1A26CJ M129 M129 131 270N A319 A20N 11 17
Boeing 767- Boeing 767- CF6- CF6- 7673 7673E
6427 300BCF 300BCF 80C2B2F 80C2B2F 2GE046 2GE046 00 R B763 B763 59 59
Boeing 767- Boeing 767- CF6- CF6- 7673 7673E
6428 300BCF 300BCF 80C2B4F 80C2B4F 2GE047 2GE047 00 R B763 B763 59 59
Boeing 767- Boeing 767- CF6- CF6- 01P02GE 01P02GE 7673 7673E
6429 300BCF 300BCF 80C2B6F 80C2B6F 188 188 00 R B763 B763 59 59
Boeing 767- Boeing 767- CF6- CF6- 7673 7673E
6430 300BCF 300BCF 80C2B7F 80C2B7F 2GE055 2GE055 00 R B763 B763 59 59
Boeing 767- Boeing 767- 12PW10 12PW10 7673 7673E
6432 300BCF 300BCF PW4062 PW4062 2 2 00 R B763 B763 59 59
Airbus A319- Airbus A319- PW1127G- PW1127G- 01P18P 01P18P A319- A320-
6481 NEO NEO JM JM W153 W153 131 270N A319 A20N 12 17

Table 3 Equipment Deleted with Reassignments in Fleet 3.57.5

3f 3f 3f 3g 3g 3g 3g 3g
Equip 3f Airframe 3f Engine Airframe Engine 3f Engine Equip 3g Airframe Engine Airframe Engine Engine
ID Model Model ID ID Code ID Model Model ID ID Code
Boeing 767- Boeing 767-
492 300 Series PW4074D 4609 1420 3PW063 5135 300 Series PW4062 4609 1940 12PW102
Boeing 767- CF6- Boeing 767-
503 300 Series 80E1A3 4609 1466 5GE085 5135 300 Series PW4062 4609 1940 12PW102
Boeing 767- CF6- Boeing 767-
506 300 Series 80E1A4 4609 1450 4GE081 5135 300 Series PW4062 4609 1940 12PW102
Boeing 767- CF6- Boeing 767-
509 300 Series 80E1A4 4609 1449 4GE080 5135 300 Series PW4062 4609 1940 12PW102
Airbus Airbus
A319-100 CFM56- A318-100 CFM56-
949 Series 5B9/2P 4539 1514 7CM050 948 Series 5B9/2P 4538 1514 7CM050
Airbus Airbus
A319-100 CFM56- A318-100 CFM56-
951 Series 5B8/P 4539 1512 7CM048 950 Series 5B8/P 4538 1512 7CM048
Airbus Airbus
A319-100 CFM56- A318-100 CFM56-
953 Series 5B9/P 4539 1513 7CM049 952 Series 5B9/P 4538 1513 7CM049

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3f 3f 3f 3g 3g 3g 3g 3g
Equip 3f Airframe 3f Engine Airframe Engine 3f Engine Equip 3g Airframe Engine Airframe Engine Engine
ID Model Model ID ID Code ID Model Model ID ID Code
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1069 Series PW4158 4545 1303 1PW048 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1070 Series PW4158 4546 1303 1PW048 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1071 Series PW4164 4545 1304 1PW049 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1076 Series PW4x50 4546 1308 1PW053 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1077 Series PW4x56 4545 1310 1PW055 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1078 Series PW4x56 4546 1310 1PW055 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1079 Series PW4x52 4545 1309 1PW054 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1080 Series PW4x52 4546 1309 1PW054 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1081 Series PW4x58 4545 1311 1PW056 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1082 Series PW4x58 4546 1311 1PW056 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1083 Series PW4x62 4545 1313 1PW058 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1084 Series PW4x62 4546 1313 1PW058 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1087 Series PW4156 4545 1301 1PW046 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1088 Series PW4156 4545 1302 1PW047 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1098 Series PW4X58 4545 1468 5PW074 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
1099 Series PW4X58 4546 1468 5PW074 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
1102 Series Trent 895 4545 1473 5RR040 1091 Series Trent 772 4545 1426 3RR030
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
5163 Series PW4062 4545 1940 12PW102 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
5164 Series PW4062 4546 1940 12PW102 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095

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3f 3f 3f 3g 3g 3g 3g 3g
Equip 3f Airframe 3f Engine Airframe Engine 3f Engine Equip 3g Airframe Engine Airframe Engine Engine
ID Model Model ID ID Code ID Model Model ID ID Code
Airbus Airbus
A330-200 A330-200
5182 Series PW4060 4545 1939 12PW101 4149 Series PW4170 4545 1839 9PW095
Airbus Airbus
A330-300 A330-300
5183 Series PW4060 4546 1939 12PW101 3485 Series PW4170 4546 1839 9PW095

Deleted equipment records will be routinely reassigned to an existing equipment record

when:
• New engine data is obtained for an equipment record that previously used a substitute
engine to fulfill a real-world airframe/engine combination. In this case, the equipment
record will be reassigned to the real-world airframe/engine combination once the engine
has been added to FLT_ENGINES table.
• Equipment with invalid airframe/engine combinations are identified. In this case,
equipment will be reassigned to a valid airframe/engine combination of the same
airframe and closest engine variant. Should a close engine variant not exist, the
equipment record will be reassigned to the most common in-service airframe/engine
configuration according to registration data.
In some instances, equipment determined to not have a suitable data option for modeling will
be removed from the Fleet database and not reassigned. These equipment records must be
removed or reassigned from study databases built prior to AEDT 3g to successfully update
using the study update procedure.

Updates to ANP assignments for existing equipment may require updates to profile ID and/or
stage length for operations in upgraded STUDY databases:

Study databases upgraded from AEDT 3f or prior versions or constructed using Fleet data
from AEDT 3f or prior versions may contain operations that are assigned a new ANP Airplane
or ANP Helicopter through the equipment assignment. If a profile is already assigned to
operations with updated ANP assignments, the profile, and potentially the stage length, must
be modified to use a profile associated with the new ANP assignment. Users may identify
updates to ANP assignment from Fleet 3.55.1 to Fleet 3.57.5 by two methods:

1. Equipment with changes to ANP assignments are highlighted in Table 3. Note that the
ANP Airplane or the ANP Helicopter field may be updated, depending on the aircraft
type.
2. Two SQL views, v_AirOperationsWithReassignedAnpAirplanes and
v_AirOperationsWithReassignedAnpHelicopters, have been added to the STUDY
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against the available profile IDs for the assigned equipment. The views display a list of
operations that have had changes to their ANP ID that are included in a specific study
and incompatible with the current profile ID or stage length assignment. The columns
provided in the views are described in Table 4.

Table 4 Description of Columns in Study database Views for Operations with Reassigned ANP Aircraft

View Name v_AirOperationsWithReassignedAnpAirplanes

Column Name Column Description
AIR_OP_ID AIR_OP_ID column from AIR_OPERATION table. Unique ID of the operation.
USER_ID column from AIR_OPERATION table. User-defined (optional) field to
USER_ID
identify a specific entry or used as a description.
OPERATION_TYPE of the ANP profile used in the AIR_OPERATION table.
ANP_OP_TYPE
Operation Type of the Profile ID before study upgrade.
ANP_POST_UPGRADE ANP ID of the operation after study upgrade.

ACFT_ID column from FLT_ANP_AIRPLANE_PROFILES table. ANP ID of the

ANP_PRE_UPGRADE
Profile ID before study upgrade.

PROFILE_ID column from AIR_OPERATION table. This profile corresponds to

PROFILE_ID_PRE_UPGRADE the original aircraft (pre-upgrade) and is not valid for the post-upgrade
aircraft. A new profile for this operation should be selected.
PROF_ID2 column from FLT_ANP_AIRPLANE_PROFILES table. Stage length of
STAGE_LENGTH_PRE_UPGRADE
the Profile ID before study upgrade.
PROF_ID1 column from FLT_ANP_AIRPLANE_PROFILES table. Profile
PROFILE_NAME_PRE_UPGRADE
name/group identifier of the Profile ID before study upgrade.

View Name v_AirOperationsWithReassignedAnpHelicopters

Column Name Column Description
AIR_OP_ID AIR_OP_ID column from AIR_OPERATION table. Unique ID of the operation.
USER_ID column from AIR_OPERATION table. User-defined (optional) field to
USER_ID
identify a specific entry or used as a description.
OPERATION_TYPE of the ANP profile used in the AIR_OPERATION table.
ANP_OP_TYPE
Operation Type of the Profile ID before study upgrade.
ANP_POST_UPGRADE ANP ID of the operation after study upgrade.
HELO_ID column from FLT_ANP_AIRPLANE_PROFILES table. ANP ID of the
ANP_PRE_UPGRADE
Profile ID before study upgrade.
PROFILE_ID column from AIR_OPERATION table. This profile corresponds to
PROFILE_ID_PRE_UPGRADE the original aircraft (pre-upgrade) and is not valid for the post-upgrade
aircraft. A new profile for this operation should be selected.

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PROF_ID2 column from FLT_ANP_HELICOPTER_PROFILES table. Stage length

STAGE_LENGTH_PRE_UPGRADE
of the Profile ID before study upgrade.
PROF_ID1 column from FLT_ANP_HELICOPTER_PROFILES table. Profile
PROFILE_NAME_PRE_UPGRADE
name/group identifier of the Profile ID before study upgrade.

3.1.3 Updates to ACTYPES in Fleet 3.57.5

AC types in the Fleet database are ICAO, IATA or AEDT defined aircraft type designators, which allow
AEDT users to map AEDT airframes to aircraft models in external data sources. AC Type is a reference
field and is not used directly In the AEDT application. ACTYPES were updated in Fleet 3.57.5 based on
records sourced from ICAO Document 8643 in June 2024 and radar data from calendar year 2023 and
quarter 1 of 2024. Added ACTYPES are documented in Table 5. Document 8643 routinely removes AC
Types that are duplicates, erroneous, or no longer used. The airframe to AC type relationships in
FLT_AIRFRAME_ACTYPE_MAP that are impacted by updates to Document 8643 have been removed
from the database and are documented in Table 6. Relationships between AEDT airframes and ICAO AC
Types will undergo additional review prior to release of AEDT 3g.

Table 5 ACTYPES Added in Fleet 3.57.5

ACTYPE SOURCE MANUFACTURER MODEL

AKNC ICAO BAYKAR Bayraktar Akinci
B21 ICAO NORTHROP GRUMMAN B-21 Raider
BPUM ICAO BDC AERO Puma
BPUM ICAO BORTOLANZA Puma
BTB2 ICAO BAYKAR Bayraktar TB-2
BTB3 ICAO BAYKAR Bayraktar TB-3
CEL5 ICAO OTTO Celera 500L
CUDA ICAO LANCAIR NLA-275 Barracuda
DYH3 ICAO DYNALI H-3 EasyFlyer
DYH3 ICAO DYNALI H-3 Sport
GJ11 ICAO HONGDU GJ-11 Sharp Sword
INTG ICAO AURA AERO Integral R
INTG ICAO AURA AERO Integral S
JAS4 ICAO JOBY JAS-4
KZLA ICAO BAYKAR Bayraktar Kizilelma
M700 ICAO PIPER PA-46-701TP M700 Fury
MGUL ICAO PERCIVAL E Mew Gull
MGUL ICAO PERCIVAL E Mew Gull Replica
MJ51 ICAO JURCA MJ-51 Sperocco
N219 ICAO DIRGANTARA INDONESIA N-219 Nurtanio
NFEX ICAO NF-AIRCRAFT Explorer

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ACTYPE SOURCE MANUFACTURER MODEL

OCNR ICAO TISSOT-CHARBONNIER TC-120 Oceanair
OCNR ICAO TISSOT-CHARBONNIER TC-160 Oceanair
OCNR ICAO TISSOT-CHARBONNIER TC-180 Oceanair
PVTR ICAO PRIVATEER Privateer
Q28 ICAO BOEING AUSTRALIA MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Q58 ICAO KRATOS XQ-58 Valkyrie
SPKR ICAO TL ULTRALIGHT Sparker
VL3T ICAO JMB AIRCRAFT VL-3 Evolution Turbine
X59 ICAO LOCKHEED MARTIN X-59 QueSST

Table 6 Removed Airframe to AC Type Relationships

ACTYPE AIRFRAME_ID MODEL

B731 4587 Boeing 737-100 Series
B74D 4601 Boeing 747-400 Series
S210 4649 Aerospatiale Caravelle 10
S210 4650 Aerospatiale Caravelle 12
C526 4682 Cessna CitationJet CJ/CJ1 (Cessna 525)
JS1 4842 BAE Jetstream 1
JS20 4843 BAE Jetstream 200 Series
A7 4881 LTV A-7 Corsair II
A7 4882 A-7E Corsair
C5 4898 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
F18 4911 Boeing F/A-18 Hornet
K35A 4919 Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
NIM 4943 BAE Nimrod MRA4
VISC 5011 Vickers Vanguard
VF14 5012 Fokker (VFW) 614
B74D 5030 Boeing 747-400 Series Freighter
BSCA 5030 Boeing 747-400 Series Freighter
B783 5031 Boeing 787-300 Dreamliner
A16 5082 AVIADESIGN A-16 Sport Falcon
DC82 5186 DC-8-20/JT4A
MRJ9 5351 Mitsubishi Spacejet M90
F101 5365 F-101B
F102 5366 F-102
F105 5368 F-105D
LJ85 5411 Bombardier Learjet 85
FA5X 5457 Falcon 5X
A168 5672 Antonov 168
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3.1.4 Updates to Airframes in Fleet 3.57.5

The model name for Airframe ID 5557 was updated from ‘Diamond DA42 Twin Star‘ to ‘Diamond DA42
Twin Star L360’ to clarify that it represents the piston engine version of the DA42.

Resolved Issues in AEDT 3g Release

ID Title
20501 Plot points are displayed on the Flight Performance Report when you select multiple rows
19774 The pseudo-schedule expansion of aircraft operations using operational profiles fails under
restrictive conditions
20306 Using <fuelType>D</fuelType> for GSE population ops in ASIF throws validation exception
20194 Foreign Key error when deleting an operation group (case) that belongs to a scenario but not
to an annualization
20186 AEDT fails to create a new study if you don't have access to SQL Server instance's Backup
folder
20087 Resolve defects with the display and editing of dispersed subtracks
19978 Edits to Runway End Parameter should result in reset of Metric Results
19972 Fleet data issue: FLT_ANP_CAT_SPECTRAL_CLASS table has four records that are not assigned
to any Arrival/Departure/LevelAfterburner flight type
19900 Fleet data issue: Distance parameter for Step 2 in SC300C's Arrival profile should be 87250
feet, not 8725
19896 Fleet data issue: Mismatched and missing ANP ID records in
FLT_REF_ANP_EQUIPMENT_DEFAULT table
19872 Runups are not displayed in the GUI if the airport code type is not ICAO
19871 Ability to change fill/line color and thickness of an imported shapefile was removed in AEDT 3f
19962 Cuboids not allocated correctly to AIRB300M and AIRA300M source groups
19953 Airport code is not displayed in Operations grid if it does not have ICAO as code type
19834 Remove the ASIF import validation that checks whether quarter-hourly/daily/monthly profiles
exist for a specific airport layout
19506 Differing APT_ID for airport KSPK in the AIRPORT database
19505 Runups with terrain is not consistent between AEDT 3e and 3f
19496 Emissions Report shows incorrect GHG emissions (CH4, CO2e, H2O) for the "All Operation
Groups"
19495 Operations on runway ends not at airport field elevation have more emissions in initial
airborne cuboids
19422 When creating air op with op count less than 1 and operational profiles, AEDT ignores the
operational profiles for assigning operation time
19269 When overflights are used with detailed grids, an exception is thrown
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19104 Airport Weather Data from database not available to user in Study Preferences
19092 The thresholdflag attribute in Environmental Justice (EJ) layer is not included in exported
shapefiles
19059 CSV import of overflight operations does not import assigned track
18904 BADA4 sensor path modeling doesn't work with speed_type MACH
18857 AEDT 3f and Distributed Processing installers do not install "Visual C++ 2015-2020
Redistributable" prerequisite for Global Mapper 23.1
18856 AEDT 3e and AEDT 3f installers do not install "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP2 Redistributable
Package (x86)" which is a prerequisite for DSQM
18528 "Could not load Microsoft.SqlServer.Types, Version=16.0.0.0" exception is thrown if you install
AEDT 3f on a computer with older AEDT and choose the “Yes, remove older versions” option
18492 AEDT throws exception and crashes when saving an airport layout layer that contains
dispersed tracks to a shapefile
18489 The Mach number for ANP-BADA3 airport-to-airport operations does not exactly follow the
expected Mach number when the operation segment has an elevation of greater than 11
kilometers
18485 GSE SOx emissions for manufacturer years 1997-2007 for non-diesel equipment not matching
expected emissions output
18484 "User Defined Profile Validation Log" throws System.InvalidOperationException in aedt.log for
any study (regardless of whether it has user-defined profiles or not)
18461 Fatal AERMOD error on runways >22 m lower than airport elevation
18429 Cumulative fuel burn Flight Performance Report graph for arrivals does not include taxi-in fuel
18375 Unable to enter "User Value" or "User Cutback" thrust value when creating a user-defined
procedural profile in Equipment tab
17332 AEDT crashes when creating a vector track for certain cases
15117 Leftover emissions dispersion Job folders are incorrectly used when restoring a new copy of a
database
14569 Emissions report throws exception when GSE population ops are divided into multiple cases
[no longer reproducible]
10056 Populate the SPEED column in the RSLT_EMISSIONS_SEGMENT table for DSQM taxi segments

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