ADS Aircraft Design Software

Aircraft Design Software

Probably one of the best software on the market 

ADS V416 Features

Software features

The lines which are not preceded by a cross indicate that this functionality is under development / validation and will be available in a later version

Objectives

x  Design a new airplane

x  Analyze an existing airplane

x  Compute static and dynamic stability

x  Compute R&D, production and operating costs

x  Generation of complete technical reports

x  Export to 3D-Printers

Category

x  UAV, Light Airplane, Light Transport

    Airliners

Configuration

x  Conventional

    Canard Surface

    3-Surfaces

    Tandem

    Box-Wing

Processing

x  Design Requirements Analysis

x  Conceptual Design

x  Performance Analysis

    Dynamic Stability Analysis

Session

x  Multi-Projects

x  Save/Restore Session

On-Line Help

x  Technical Reports

x  Historical Values

x  Hyperlink

Databases

x  Airplanes

x  Engines

x  Airfoils

x  Materials

x  Batteries

x  Tires

x  Fuel

x  Regulation

Geometry

x  Winglets

x  Tailbooms

x  Engine Nacelles

x  Engine Pylons

Lifting Surfaces

x  Multi-Trapezoïdal Sections

x  Control surfaces

x  High-Lift Devices

x  Fuel tanks

Fuselage

x  Fuel Tanks

    Flight Deck/Cabin

    Cargo Bays/Gear Bays

Power plant

x  Single engine

x  Multi engine

Engine position

x  Fuselage

x  Wing

x  Tail

Engine Type

x  Internal Combustion Engine

x  Electric

    Turbopropeller

    Turbojet/Turbofan

Propellers

x  Tractor/Pusher

x  Propeller Hub

x  Propeller Shaft

x  Spinner

x  Fixed Pitch/ Variable Pitch/Constant Speed Propeller

    Ducted Fan

Landing gear

x  Nose wheel/Tail wheel/Single

x  Fixed/Retractable

x  Visualization of retracted position

x  Fairing

Systems

x  Electric systems

x  Instruments

x  Avionics

x  Control systems

x  Hydraulic Systems

x  Brakes

x  User's defined systems

Electrical system

x  Efficiency of the power chain

x  Specific consumption of each system

x  Batteries

Structure

x  Spars/Ribs

    Frames/Stringers

    Bulkheads

Performance

x  Stall

x  Takeoff

x  Climb

x  Cruise

x  Descent

x  Landing

Mission

x  Simple (5 segments)

    Complex (>5 segments)

Processing

x  Cruising

    Best range

    Best endurance

x  Cost analysis

x  Stability derivatives

x  Static stability

    Dynamic stability

Cost analysis

x  market price

    R&D costs

    Operating costs

Dynamic stability

    Eigen modes

    Flight trajectory

Fudge factors

x  Aerodynamics

x  Mass

3D-Model

x  Automatic generation

x  Shape optimization

x  Visible changes in real time

x  User-friendly interface

3D Visualization

x  Control surfaces

x  High lift devices

x  Center of gravity

x  Mean aerodynamic chords

3D Visualization (internal components)

x  Engines

x  Crew members

x  Fuel tanks

x  Structure

x  Systems

    Flight Deck/Cabin

    Cargo bay/Gear bay

3D Visualization (3D Display)

x  Solid/Wireframe

x  Transparency

Export

x  STL

    BDF

Toolbox

x  Mass computation

Airfoil database

+36 airfoils

x  Automatic generation by XFoil

x  Any shape

Engine database

+245 engines

Tire database

+240 tires

 

 

 

 

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5020 Namur - Belgium

Email: info@oad.aero
Phone: +32 (0)497.90.96.96

 

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