Rafal Kicinger

Metron Aviation, Inc.

CORSAIR Project
Status Updates
Friends and Partners of Aviation Weather, Fall 2016, Orlando, FL November 3, 2016

CORSAIR Concept

• Airbus Concept : Use The Aircraft As a Sensor

• COntaminated Runway State Automatic Identification and Reporting

ATC AOC’s

Runway condition report

Services

Aircraft data
Ground Server

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What does CORSAIR Actually Analyze ?

• CORSAIR analysis starts at brake-on set and ends at 30kt

• CORSAIR uses aircraft data (speed, deceleration, models) to

estimate the braking forces experienced during the landing

• CORSAIR calculates the best corresponding TALPA runway

state to determine the conditions experienced by the aircraft CORSAIR
ANALYSIS

6-DRY
5-GOOD
4-GOOD TO MEDIUM TALPA LEVEL
3-MEDIUM
2-MEDIUM TO POOR
1-POOR

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CORSAIR Contribution to Runway Condition Reporting

CORSAIR technology is not designed as a replacement for existing measurement means, it is
designed to complement them

CORSAIR
Runway Sensors

PIREP
Runway Inspection
Consolidated
Runway
Condition

Friction Testing Weather Reports

CORSAIR Advantages
• Real-time assessment of runway condition
• Measurement of runway slipperiness as experienced by an airplane
• Reported using standardized terminology (ICAO)
• Ability to detect local areas of degradation

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FAA Project Status

• Completed validation and verification analyses using historical flight data obtained from participating airline partners
• Field Trial results and fully achieve project commitments
• Share result with stakeholders. Collect their feed back and requirements for implementation
• Confirm non-impact on flight crew workload and procedures for obtaining, reporting, receiving, or using CORSAIR outputs
• Consolidate potential benefits for the FAA, airlines, and airports

2014 2015 2016 2017

CORSAIR Development and Validation Field Trials

Large scale historical

1st ATSU Flight Field demonstration with
data analysis using
prototype Test partner Airline and airport
airline’s FDM data

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Summary and Next Steps

• Validation and verification analyses showed that

• CORSAIR identification algorithms provide performance consistency and safe results for
runway condition assessment
• CORSAIR provides an added value of objective performance based measurement
• Flight tests demonstrate feasibility of the CORSAIR approach

• Field trials will focus on

• Evaluating feasibility of real time runway assessment function
• Demonstrating end-to-end solution for braking action computation

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