DARcorporation is proud to announce a new partnership with ALR Aerospace and RUAG Aerospace Defence Technology to be the exclusive worldwide distributor of the Aircraft Performance Program!

Aircraft Performance Program (APP) was created in 1981, by ALR Aerospace, in association with RUAG Aerospace Defence Technology, as a unique aircraft performance and preliminary design analysis program, using their own design activity of fighter, trainer and light aircraft. APP has since evolved into an aircraft performance analysis tool, unlike anything available in the industry today!

Aircraft Performance Program computes the complete range of performance parameters over a user-specified range of altitudes, speeds and other variables. The program is designed for simplicity and flexibility in its use and provides the user with useful quick-look (evaluate) functions for the examination of a wide variety of data (e.g. thrust, fuel flow, lift, drag, SEP, turn rate, etc.)

Aircraft Performance Program will compute most mission profiles based on defined mission specifications. The types of mission flight phases (takeoff, climb, cruise, loiter, descend, etc.) are suitable for civil and military aircraft.

Aircraft Performance Program works in SI and British units and is able to switch during program execution to either system. This feature allows a rapid conversion of results into either system of units.

Aircraft Performance Program is the perfect solution for:

• Practical and theoretical performance analysis

• Concept development and detail design

• Competitor performance analysis

• Flight test and Certification support

• Flight handbooks, Performance and Marketing brochures

• University teaching and instruction

Aircraft Performance Program is a valuable tool for small design teams and large aerospace companies. The latter will find it effective for producing quick assessments without having to resort to their own large, but very expensive, computer programs. Operators, research establishments, universities, government agencies and air forces will use it as a very cost-effective tool by avoiding expensive and lengthy subcontracting in many phases of their work.

Aircraft Performance Program can be operated with on PC running Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP with a minimum of 20 Mbytes hard-disc storage. Input to the program comprises basic aircraft mass and aerodynamic characteristics as well as powerplant performance tabular data files which are created using a "user friendly" interactive facility. Output from the program can be presented in graphical or tabular form.