AIRCRAFT GENERAL PERFORMANCE INTERGLOBE AVIATION (P) LTDQ Performance Performance is the capability of aircraft at various stages of its fight, The capability may be in terms of Weight, Altitude, Speeds, Distances, Gradienv/Rate of Climb, Obstacle clearance, Manoeuvreability or Range ete, >» sooPERFORMANCE | Q Mandatory Performance Itis the minimum laid down performance to be met by an aircraft for grant of Certificate of Airworthiness by the appropriate authority. In India, the DGCA is the certifying authority. ‘The basic principle governing the minimum | standards laid down is that ‘a conventional Transport Aircraft (Category ‘A’ shall not 4have to force-and in case of an engine CNet Performance failure at any stage of its flight". The “Aeroplane Flight Manual", which forms part of Certificate of Airworthiness, specifies the performance of aircraft complying with the mandatory performance. 1) Operational Performance It is the performance specified by the manufacturer for the day to day operations ofthe fleet. Thisis more conservative than the Mandatory Performance and is described in the “Flight Crew Operations Manual". The operational performance data is used for planning purposes. Q Demonstrated Performance Demonstrated Performance is the performance recorded during demonstration flights by the manufacturer for Certificate of Airworthiness. 1 The Mandatory Performance ts specified as: (a) Gross Performance - For certification purpose. (b) Net Performance - For Obstacle Clearance purpose. Q. Gross Performance Gross Performance is the average performance expected to be achieved by a fleet of aircraft type. 2 Net Performance is the performance obtained by reducing the gross performance in a specified manner to allow for degradation.that cannot be accounted for, due to factors such as : (a) Variation in Operating techniqves/ maintenance practices, (0) Degradation of aircraft performance due to ageing of the fleet. (©) Deviation of environmental conditions from those assumed.