The implication of new aircraft types on the next generation air transportation system

Author

Wieland, Frederick ; Hunter, George ; Schleicher, David

Author_Institution

Sensis Seagull Technol. Center, Campbell, CA

fYear

2008

fDate

26-30 Oct. 2008

Abstract

The future of the National Airspace System (NAS) will be shaped by two fundamental changes currently underway. The first is the transformation of the NAS from a ground and controller-based system to one that is more aircraft-centric with reliance on a range of new communication, navigation, surveillance, and automation technologies. The second change is the continuing evolution of aircraft design that has been occurring over the last century and will accelerate in the next twenty years. The introduction of very light jets (VLJs), very large transports (VLTs), and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) is imminent, while supersonic business jets (SBJs) and cruise-efficient short take-off and landing (CESTOL) may be flying by 2025. This paper explores some of the impacts that might occur when these advanced vehicles are flown in the advanced air traffic control system of the future.

Keywords

air traffic control; aircraft; remotely operated vehicles; NAS; National Airspace System; Next Generation Air Transportation System; advanced air traffic control system; aircraft design; cruise-efficient short take-off and landing; supersonic business jets; unmanned aircraft systems; very large transports; very light jets; Acceleration; Air transportation; Aircraft navigation; Automatic control; Automation; Communication system control; Control systems; Intelligent vehicles; Surveillance; Unmanned aerial vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2008. DASC 2008. IEEE/AIAA 27th

Conference_Location

St. Paul, MN

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2207-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2208-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2008.4702781

Filename

4702781