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HOW NASA CAN ASSIST THE FAA
Pages 125-130

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From page 125...
... Today, I will give you a very brief overview of some of the impacts of traffic growth, our development program goals, our future air traffic control system scenario, and present and planned activities in the development area to support that scenario and I will try to identify some of the key areas for NASA support in this program. In his paper, Bill Wilkins Lndicated that we still expect continued significant growth in the number of aircraft requesting FAA separation services over the next decade.
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From page 126...
... As Bill Wilkins mentioned, fuel conservation has become an increasingly important goal area and a number of procedural and facility improvements designed to conserve fuel are already entering the system. Additional automation activities are under way, which we expect will further reduce the excess fuel burned due to air traffic control and weather delays.
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From page 127...
... This program covers a wide spectrum of improvements, including additional runways, short runways, runway exits, taxiways, procedural changes, and systems that will permit reduced longitudinal spacing between aircraft on the final approach. The latter includes vortex wake detection, prediction, and avoidance and vortex alleviation on aircraft, automated terminal metering, and spacing systems.
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From page 128...
... These systems include the discreet address beacon system, the MLS, automated flight service stations, and aircraft separation assurance systems. The last includes conflict alert and conflict resolution to warn the controller of impending loss of separation, the automatic traffic advisory and resolution service, and the beacon collision avoidance system to warn the pilot of impending disaster.
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From page 129...
... The second area, aircraft avionics systems covers advanced integrated flight controls, the terminal configured vehicle programs, the MLS, heads-up displays, cockpit display of traffic information, automated terminal service, automated pilot advisory service, lightning effects on avionics, the low-cost GPS receiver, and general aviation technology programs. The materials and structures area, which was covered by Mr.
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From page 130...
... The use of simulators for pilot, aircraft, and rotorcraft certification is another area. While much progress has been made in the use of simulators for pilot certification and training, continued activity is needed to determine the extent to which simulators can be used in the certification process for aircraft and rotorcraft.
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Key Terms

  • air traffic
  • control centers
  • human error
  • future air
  • procedural changes

  • vortex alleviation
  • airport capacity
  • briefing services
  • pilot briefing
  • aircraft separation

  • coordinated programs
  • flow management
  • forecast growth
  • automated terminal
  • bill wilkins

  • program covers
  • simultaneously reducing
  • wake detection
  • control operations
  • automated flight

  • flight rules
  • wilkins lndicated
  • major faa
  • increased capacity
  • pilot training

  • facility improvements
  • transport aircraft
  • using antitnisting
  • prevent aircraft
  • satellite airports


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