ADS - Programme de Conception Avion

Upgrade ADS

Click on the link below to download the latest update of ADS.

ADSV294EN.exe (for a use of ADS without a HASP Key)

ADSV294HEN.exe (for a use of ADS with a HASP Key)

To make ADS even easier to use ...

To make ADS even easier to use, you can now use the dedicated data sets from OAD. These files, designated ADS ProtoXY(Z), can be downloaded from the webpage: Database/Airplanes/Classification(***). With XY: file number(*), and Z: level of design process(**)

Certain “Aircraft” data sets make reference to recently published “Engine” and “Airfoil” data sets, which you must also download in order to execute the design process.

Aircraft configuration		ADS Proto
* File number		01	02	03	04	05	06	07
** Level of design		1	1	2	2	2	2	2
*** Classification	Light transport		x		x		x
	Light airplane	x				x
	Ultralight			x
	Unmanned aircraft							x
General layout	Conventional	x	x	x	x			x
	Canard					x
	3-Surfaces						x
Accomodation		2	8	2	5	2	9	0
Wing	Braced			x
	Cantilever				x	x	x	x
	Rectangular			x
	Tapered				x	x	x	x
	Unswept			x	x		x	x
	Swept					x
	Low				x
	Mid					x	x
	High			x				x
Tails	Vertical tail			x	x		x	x
	Winglets
	Vert.tail & Winglets					x
	Cruciform			x
	T-tail				x		x
	V-tail							x
	Y-tail
	Fuselage mounted	x		x			x
	Boom mounted		x		x			x
Landing gear	Fuselage mounted			x		x	x
	Wing mounted				x
	Fixed			x
	Retractable				x	x	x
	Nose			x	x	x	x
	Tail
	Single
Powerplant	One	x		x		x		x
	Two		x		x		x
	Piston	x		x	x	x		x
	Turboprop						x
	Turbojet		x
	Tractor	x		x
	Pusher					x	x	x
	Push-pull				x
	Fuselage mounted	x		x	x	x		x
	Wing mounted						x
	Pod mounted		x

ADS in detail

This concise document describes:

the design process in general,
the demo version and all of its modules,
the design module and the specific approach developed by ADS,
the work done by the research department of a company to design a new airplane according to specific requirements
some of the algorithms which make ADS one of the best software packages available on the market.

ADS in detail

User's Manual

In the ADS User Manual, you will find a complete description of the software and is fully illustrated with pictures, screenshots, tables, theoretical background, statistical information. It is intended to continue developing the User's Manual into a reference work for use by anyone interested in conceptual aircraft design.

Chapter 1 : Introduction (*)

Chapter 2 : Installation procédure (*)

Chapter 3 : License (*)

Chapter 4 : Main window (*)

Chapter 5 : Design (*)

Chapter 6 : Optimisation (*)

Chapter 7 : Analysis (*)

Chapter 8 : Engines (*)

Chapter 9 : Airfoils (*)

Chapter 10 : Useful Tools (*)

Chapter 11 : Statistics (*)

Chapter 12 : Digitizer (*)

Chapter 13 : 3D Module (*)

Chapter 14 : Databases (*)

Chapter 15 : File Manager (*)

Detailed description of the algorithms implemented in ADS

This technical note gives a detailed description of the methodology and algorithms implemented in ADS for computing:

Lift distribution
Lift increment
Drag analysis
Weight analysis
Propeller characteristics
Engine performances

Algorithms implemented in ADS for computing

Validation

The objective of these studies is to validate the Design Module of ADS.

Starting from the design specification, the Design Module of ADS will compute the dimensions of your aircraft as well as its performances for different flight conditions.

Validation of the Design Module of ADS is done by using it to model an existing aircraft of which flight data is available. The computed results from ADS can then be compared with the flight data to give an idea of the accuracy which can be expected when designing a new aircraft of similar configuration to the one used for the validation.

DA42 Twin Star

The data used in the comparison has been extracted from the Airplane Flight Manual, which is also available online from the manufacturer’s website.

Version : PCA2000 V2.5.1

Click here to download the full report (format PDF *)