Innovative features for advanced airside planning

The PathPlanner A5 Advanced module offers an array of additional functions together with an extended library including upcoming commercial aircraft, helicopters, military aircraft, typical airside vehicles and common push back combinations. The feature set allows for fast and reliable apron design and analysis of operational issues.

The PathPlanner A5 Advanced module includes all PathPlanner A5 Base module features, in addition to the following, amongst others:

Aircraft and vehicle libraries

• Preliminary commercial aircraft, military aircraft and helicopters

• Airport vehicles

• Design aircraft for each FAA or ICAO group

• Ranking function to select correct aircraft for design task

• Selected tug and tow bar length for commercial aircraft

Customized vehicle creation

• Create luggage trains using the intuitive ‘Vehicle Manager’

• Create different tug and aircraft (or vehicles) combinations using the ‘Combination Manager’

Parking & track building

• Place static vehicles/aircraft (with multiple reference points) into a drawing to simulate parking

• Insert and adjust objects on a selected target line

• Insert an object parallel with target

• Build tracks between existing lines (Target), perfect for evaluating existing layouts, or

• Automatically follow marking lines for accuracy (Target-Automatic)

• Edit or follow an existing track

• Build tracks with main gear, wing tip, nose tip etc.

• Create push back maneuvers (using specific tug-aircraft combinations) to check or design pushback lines

• Create vehicle simulations in side view, following road profile

Simulation, animation & plotting

• Draw jet blast contours

• Create simulations with trailers that operate with independently steered axles

• Draw outer engine path, tail/nose tips, jet blast swept limit

• Close clearance swept path areas to allow hatching

• Design ground markings based on nose-gear or cockpit reference points  

• Use pre-set FAA or ICAO wing + gear clearances or alter to suit preferences

• Assess vehicle height clearances in side view

• Generate reports in RTF format which are compatible with Word/PowerPoint

Languages & compatibility

Version 5.90

Languages

• Languages available: English

System Compatibility

• Personal/workstation: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bit)

• Network Server: Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008

CAD Platform Compatibility

• Autodesk: AutoCAD versions from 2004 to 2012, including all verticals (both 32 and 64 bit)

• Bentley: MicroStation V8.1, V8 2004 (V8.5), V8 XM, V8i as well as PowerDraft XM and V8i, PowerCivil V8i and PowerInRoads V8i

• Bricsys: Bricscad 10.2 and later

• Gstarsoft: GstarCAD 2011 (Build 110919) and later