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Table of Contents 2.4 The Airspace System i. The NASA Aeronautics Blueprint– Towards a Bold new Era of Aviation 2.4.1 Weather 2.4.2 Traffic Optimization ii. Table of Contents 2.4.3 High-Flow Airports iii. Executive Summary 2.4.4 Communication, Navigation, and 1.0 The Imperative Surveillance 1.1 Aviation is Critical to the U.S. 2.5 Revolutionary Vehicles 1.2 Key Aviation Challenges 2.5.1 Capabilities 1.3 Role of Government in 2.5.2 Technologies Aeronautics Research 2.5.3 Noise 1.4 Ongoing NASA/DoD Collaboration 2.5.4 Emissions 1.5 Ongoing NASA/FAA Collaboration 2.5.5 Safety 1.6 The NASA Role 2.6 Aviation Security and Safety 1.7 First Century of Aviation Progress 2.6.1 Aircraft Hardening 1.8 Aviation's Future 2.6.2 Flight Procedures and Monitoring 2.0 A Bold New Era is Possible 2.6.3 Surveillance and Intervention 2.1 A Bold New Era of 2.6.4 Information Technology Aviation is Possible 3.0 State-of-the-Art Educated Workforce 2.2 Organization of the 3.1 Approach to Education Aeronautics Blueprint 3.2 Accomplishing Enterprise Mission 2.3 A Collaborative Strategy Based on 4.0 Summary and Actions System Analysis 4.1 Summary 4.2 NASA’s First Steps to Achieve the Vision 2

Executive Summary n Aviation is crucial to U.S. economic health, national security, and overall quality of life. n Our Nation is facing serious challenges in aviation. n NASA’s Aeronautics Blueprint outlines the advanced technologies that can help solve today’s problems and create a new level of performance and capability in aviation: n Advanced concepts for the airspace system n Revolutionary vehicles with significantly greater performance n New paradigm for safety and security n Assured development of the capable workforce of the future The cost of inaction is gridlock, constrained mobility, unrealized n economic growth, and loss of U.S. aviation leadership. 3

The Imperative 4

Aviation is Critical to the U.S. Economic Growth National Security Quality of Life n Productivity n Air Superiority � � � � n Freedom of Movement n Global Competition n Global Mobility n General Welfare n Fullest Commercial Use 5

Key Aviation Challenges n U.S. Scheduled Departures (Millions) n Limits to capacity - U.S. aviation system is approaching gridlock. Growth in World Airport Noise Restrictions Noise Restrictions 1100 n Noise and emissions Total Number of 1000 are constraints on 900 800 aviation growth. 700 600 500 400 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 n Security and safety must be maintained. 6

Key Aviation Challenges (Continued) n The changing national security threat demands technical superiority. Courtesy of IKONOS n Aerospace R&D investments and skilled workforce are declining. European Aeronautics Strategic Plan for Winning n The U.S. is losing Global global market share Leadership and leadership. 7

Role of Government in Aeronautics Research Government Responsible to Provide: Enabling Technology National Security Air Traffic Operations in the National Interest n Safe and secure n Basic research n Air superiority n Environmentally n High-risk technology n Technical superiority compatible n Unique facilities n Full-spectrum dominance n Meet growing demand n Educated workforce n Technologies flow between civil, military, and commercial applications n Need for Government role in aeronautics technology 8

Ongoing NASA/DoD Collaboration NASA is collaborating in strategic planning and is providing technical solutions to DoD: Programs n DoD Joint Vision 2020 Aging Aircraft High-Performance Autonomous Operations Propulsion n Quadrennial Revolutionary Vehicles Defense Review Report Reduce Design Cycle Time n Safety of flight & Development Tools n Affordability n Reduced noise and emissions n Lightweight, high-strength adaptable structures n Adaptive controls n Situational awareness 9

Ongoing NASA/FAA Collaboration NASA is currently supporting FAA Operational Evolutionary Plan (OEP): Programs n NASA participated in planning n NASA is in partnership on critical path Organization of NASA’s technology is challenges addressed prominent in the FAA’s by OEP roadmaps 10

The NASA Role NASA provides enabling technologies, expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and technology solutions: National Security Economic Growth Quality of Life n Air Superiority � � � � n Productivity n Freedom of Movement n Global Competition n Global Mobility n General Welfare n Fullest Commercial Use Aero Industry DOT DoD Toward a Bold New Era of Aviation 11

First Century of Aviation Progress Technology advances have enabled today’s world of aviation . . . Aviation Progress Benefits Society 777, Supercritical Wing, Glass Cockpit Highly Reliable Engines Air Traffic Radar KC-135/707, Jet Age B-47, Swept Wing, Jet Propulsion Constellation, Pressurized Cabin, Limit on Wright Flyer DC-3, Riveted Metal Structure, Piston Propulsion Retractable Gear 1900 1950 2000 12

Aviation’s Future is Driven by Technology . . . and will take us to a bold new era of aviation Aviation Progress Benefits Society Nanotech 1900 2000 2nd Century 1st Century of Flight 13

A Bold New Era is Possible 14

A Bold New Era of Aviation is Possible n Freedom of Mobility, n On-Time–All the Time n Clean, Quiet, Good- Access to Communities Neighbor Airports Large and Small n Aviation Security n Meeting the n New Choices in Personal and Safety Changing Threat Air Transportation 15

Organization of the Aeronautics Blueprint The Blueprint has four major elements: Economic Growth National Security Quality of Life n Air Superiority � � � � n Productivity n Freedom of Movement n Global Competition n Global Mobility n General Welfare n Fullest Commercial Use DoD DOT Aero Industry Toward a Bold New 3. Security and Safety 1. The Airspace Era of Aviation System 4. An Educated 2. Revolutionary Workforce Vehicles 16

A Strategy Based on System Analysis 17

The Airspace System Today’s Challenges: Technology Solutions: n High-resolution weather n Overcome reduced n Precise forecasts throughput in bad weather n Precise wake vortex knowledge Precise Weather n System-level traffic flows n Eliminate en route optimization n Separation assurance for congestion and the complex traffic flows “domino effect” throughout the system n High-flow airports Traffic Optimization n No gaps in arrival and departure streams n Keep pace with demand n Efficient surface movement for arrival and departures and rapid reconfiguration at benchmark airports* n Communication, navigation, High-Flow Airports and surveillance n High-bandwidth and reliable n Increase situational data� transmission awareness in the system n Precision navigation n System wide coverage Precision Navigation 18 * Statistic: 64 major airports handle 85 percent of air traffic in the U.S.

The Airspace System–Weather Today’s Challenges: Technology Solutions: n Complete digital knowledge n Reduce disruptions of of the en route atmosphere en route traffic due to n Precision forecasts bad weather n Sensors n Worldwide measurements n Data processing n Eliminate delays in terminal Digital Atmosphere n Information dissemination area airspace n Precise local weather n Efficiently manage terminal forecasts integrated with area traffic flow airport operations n Understand wake vortex n Reliable prediction and movement and dissipation conformation of wake Simultaneous Takeoff vortices integrated with & Landing atmospheric conditions Wake Vortex Knowledge 19

The Airspace System–Traffic Optimization Today’s Challenges: Technology Solutions: n Eliminate the air traffic n National airspace “domino effect” across management Flight Deck the National Airspace n Remove restrictions across System facilities and sectors n Geographic “choke n Distributed air-ground traffic points” management Airline Operations Controllers n Assured safe and efficient n Limited airspace/sector flight path flexibility n Use of precision weather and aircraft position n Increase airline flexibility to manage contingencies n Interactive monitoring and Automated Airspace goal setting n Minimize congestion in n System-level (en route and complex traffic situations local) traffic flow planning and decision making En route & Local Traffic Integration 20

The Airspace System–High-Flow Airports Today’s Challenges: Technology Solutions: n Eliminate gaps in n Integrated arrival, departure, and surface decision-support arrival/departure streams. tools n Precision spacing and merging n Increase airport operations High-Flow Airports in bad weather. n Optimized surface operations n All-weather situational n Single-runway use limits awareness and response n Parallel-runway use limits n Synthetic vision n Computer-assisted air and Synthetic Vision n Enable rapid reconfiguration ground coordination of runways. n New airport design and operation models n Integrate short-haul aircraft n Intelligent runways into airport operations. and taxiways Simultaneous Ops n Simultaneous landings n Exploit 5,000 underutilized and departures public airports. n Smart non-towered airports n Autonomous sequencing and scheduling Increase Community Access 21