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PAPERBACK list:$35.75 Web:$32.18 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future Review of NASA's Aerospace Technology Enterprise: An Assessment of NASA's Aeronautics Technology Programs Other Related Titles Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals (1998) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 103   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Acronyms and Abbreviations ADS automatic dependent surveillance ATC air traffic control ATIS air terminal information system ATM air traffic management ATREX Air Turbo Rocket Expander Cycle BWB blended-wing body CFD computational fluid dynamics CNS communications/navigation/surveillance CO carbon monoxide CO2 carbon dioxide DOD U.S. Department of Defense FAA Federal Aviation Administration GPS Global Positioning System LACE liquid air cycle engine LEO low-earth orbit MEMS microelectromechanical systems NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NOx nitrous oxide Page 103 Front Matter (R1-R14) Executive Summary (1-16) 1 Introduction (17-24) 2 Achieving NASA's Goals with Breakthrough Technolgies (25-32) 3 Air Vehicle Technology (33-52) 4 Air Transportion System Technology (53-76) 5 Space Transportation Technology (77-88) 6 Breakthrough Technologies to Meet NASA's Goals (89-102) Acronyms and Abbreviations (103-104) Appendix A: Statement of Task (105-108) Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (109-114) Appendix C: Sources of Input to the Committee (115-124) Appendix D: Complete List of Technologies Assessed (125-132) Appendix E: Workshop on Breakthrough Aerospace Technologies (133-134)

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Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals Acronyms and Abbreviations ADS automatic dependent surveillance ATC air traffic control ATIS air terminal information system ATM air traffic management ATREX Air Turbo Rocket Expander Cycle BWB blended-wing body CFD computational fluid dynamics CNS communications/navigation/surveillance CO carbon monoxide CO2 carbon dioxide DOD U.S. Department of Defense FAA Federal Aviation Administration GPS Global Positioning System LACE liquid air cycle engine LEO low-earth orbit MEMS microelectromechanical systems NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NOx nitrous oxide

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Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Aeronautics: Breakthrough Technologies to Meet Future Air and Space Transportation Needs and Goals NRC National Research Council NSF National Science Foundation NSTC National Science and Technology Council ODW oblique detonation wave OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy PDW pulse detonation wave R&D research and development RLV reusable launch vehicle SO2 sodium dioxide TRL technology readiness level T/W thrust-to-weight ratio UAV uninhabited air vehicle V/STOL vertical/short takeoff and landing V&V validation and verification

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