Exploration of key operational issues for the midterm NAS

Author

Lunsford, Clark R.

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Aviation Syst. Dev., The MITRE Corp., McLean, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

26-30 Oct 1997

Firstpage

6.1

Abstract

The FAA´s Flight 2000 project is an innovative initiative to implement and validate selected operational improvements leading to Free Flight. It integrates new avionics, new ground systems, new procedures, avionics certification, and operational approval. This paper discusses some key operational issues that need to be resolved in developing new capabilities for the National Airspace System (NAS) to ensure that they will result in improved NAS operations. Three experiments are described that are proposed for Flight 2000 to explore the feasibility and utility of planned operational improvements. The implications for the NAS architecture and the expected impact on NAS operations are also discussed

Keywords

air traffic control; avionics; safety; satellite navigation; surveillance; ATC; FAA; Flight 2000 project; NAS architecture; National Airspace System; air traffic control; avionics certification; feasibility; midterm NAS; operational approval; Aerospace electronics; Automatic control; Control systems; Costs; Displays; Human factors; Meteorological radar; Quantum computing; Radar tracking; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1997. 16th DASC., AIAA/IEEE

Conference_Location

Irvine, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4150-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1997.636160

Filename

636160