• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.24-33
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• 2022

This study analyzed and derived a plan to reduce fuel consumption of domestic aircraft. Specifically, this study tested fuel consumption in the short-distance flights of B737. Fuel consumption was calculated by substituting the simulation variable values into Matlab. The strength of this study is that the actual operating environment was reflected by collecting the B737 flight data. As a result of the study, the domestic fuel consumption rate in the computed flight plan was less than the current fuel consumption rate. Existing limitations of this study is that it was difficult to reflect the various variables constituting the flight environment, and thus there can be errors in the measurement of the fuel consumption. There are two major expected applications from this study. First, applying the plans from this study will lead to a reduction in the amount of fuel and thus provide positive economic effects for commercial airlines. Second, the plan from this study will provide a basis for pilots to predict fuel consumption more accurately. In conclusion, this study proposes a fuel saving plan with useful applications for pilots and airlines.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2023

보잉 737 맥스 사고사례에서 볼 수 있듯이 항공기 소프트웨어는 비중이 급속도로 증가하고 있으나 안전문제에서 취약한 것이 드러났다. 국내의 경우, 자체중량 150kg 이하 무인동력비행장치를 운용하려면 초경량비행장치 안전성인증이 요구되지만, 소프트웨어 인증 절차는 포함되지 않는다. 다만, 최근 무인동력비행장치의 활용이 증대됨에 따라 소프트웨어 검증이 요구되는 추세이다. 본 논문은 항공 소프트웨어 인증 규격인 DO-178C를 참조하여 무인동력비행장치에 적용할 수 있는 무인동력비행장치 소프트웨어 체크리스트를 제안하였다. 국내외 선진기업 및 기관에서 활용 중인 모델기반개발(Model-based Development) 기반의 헬리콥터 비행 제어 컴퓨터(FCC) 프로젝트에 제안된 체크리스트를 적용하는 사례연구를 수행하였다.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.126-136
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• 2013

Aircraft accidents these days, following the mega sizing trend of the aircraft, result in enormous losses of human lives apart from those of property, which cannot be replaced by any means. As most recently, in April 20, 2012, a Boeing 737 passenger plane departed Karachi on an augural flight to Islamabad, Pakistan, crashed close to an express highway on final approach, all 121 passengers and 6 crew members were killed. As such a large number of fatalities have been recorded in aircraft accidents while accident investigation results show that more than 95% of aircraft accidents are now survivable. There are three basic stages in surviving the aircraft accident: surviving the crash impact, the evacuation process and the hostile post evacuation environmental elements. These stages require the cabin crew's expeditious and appropriate actions on the basis of systematic and thorough cabin safety training in order to increase occupants' survivability, along with the passengers' preparedness. In this aspect, this paper examines the issues acting as the impediments to the passenger survival in inflight emergency situations, that are the deficiencies with cabin crew safety training, related performances and the shortcomings in passengers' knowledge on inflight safety information, leading to their inappropriate responses to emergency situations. These issues are analyzed and the root causes are identified, suggesting the resolving countermeasures.