National Aviation Research Plan (NARP)
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Federal Aviation Administration 2016 National Aviation Research Plan (NARP) Final April 2016 Report of the Federal Aviation Administration to the United States Congress pursuant to Section 44501(c) of Title 49 of the United States Code 2016 NARP-Final April 2016 The National Aviation Research Plan (NARP) is a report of the Federal Aviation Administration to the United States Congress pursuant to Section 44501(c) of Title 49 of the United States Code. The NARP is available on the Internet at (http://www.faa.gov/go/narp) 2016 NARP Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iv Preface............................................................................................................................................. v Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Mission ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 1 National Goals and Strategic Plans ........................................................................................... 2 1.0 R&D Principle 1 - Improve Aviation Safety ............................................................................ 7 1.2 Aviation Safety R&D Goal 2 ............................................................................................ 25 1.3 Aviation Safety R&D Goal 3 ............................................................................................ 32 1.4 Aviation Safety R&D Goal 4 ............................................................................................ 39 1.5 Aviation Safety R&D Goals 5 and 6................................................................................. 43 1.6 Aviation Safety R&D Goals 7 - 9 ..................................................................................... 49 1.7 Aviation Safety R&D Goal 10 .......................................................................................... 54 2.0 R&D Principle 2 - Improve Efficiency ................................................................................... 61 2.1 Efficiency R&D Goal 1 .................................................................................................... 65 2.2 Efficiency R&D Goal 2 .................................................................................................... 69 2.3 Efficiency R&D Goal 3 .................................................................................................... 71 2.4 Efficiency R&D Goals 4 and 5 ......................................................................................... 80 2.5 Efficiency R&D Goal 6 .................................................................................................... 85 2.6 Efficiency R&D Goal 7 .................................................................................................... 88 2.7 Efficiency R&D Goal 8 .................................................................................................... 90 2.8 Efficiency R&D Goal 9 .................................................................................................... 92 2.9 Efficiency R&D Goal 10 .................................................................................................. 94 3.0 R&D Principle 3 - Reduce Environmental Impacts ................................................................ 95 3.1 Environment and Energy R&D Goals 1 - 3 ...................................................................... 98 3.2 Environment and Energy R&D Goal 4 ........................................................................... 107 3.3 Environment and Energy R&D Goal 5 ........................................................................... 110 4.0 R&D Business Management ................................................................................................. 112 4.1 Appropriation Accounts .................................................................................................. 113 4.2 R&D Summary Budget Tables ....................................................................................... 115 4.3 R&D Evaluation.............................................................................................................. 126 5.0 Partnership Activities ............................................................................................................ 129 5.1 Federal Government........................................................................................................ 130 5.2 Industry ........................................................................................................................... 132 5.3 Academia ........................................................................................................................ 135 5.4 International .................................................................................................................... 145 References ................................................................................................................................... 147 Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... 150 i 2016 NARP List of Tables List of Tables Strategic Alignment of FAA R&D Principles .............................................................................6 Table 1.0.1: Alignment of FAA R&D Safety Principle and Programs with NSTC Aviation Safety Goals .................................................................................................9 Table 1.0.2: Program Funding for R&D Principle 1 - Improve Aviation Safety ..........................10 Table 1.1.1: Advanced Materials/Structural Safety Program Milestones.....................................11 Table 1.1.2: Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Program Milestones .................14 Table 1.1.3: Aircraft Icing/Digital System Safety Program Milestones .......................................16 Table 1.1.4: Continued Airworthiness Program Milestones .........................................................18 Table 1.1.5: Propulsion and Fuel Systems Program Milestones ..................................................21 Table 1.1.6: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program Milestones ....................................23 Table 1.2.1: Air Traffic Control/Technical Operations Human Factors Program Milestones .....25 Table 1.2.2: Flightdeck/Maintenance/System Integration Human Factors Program Milestones .28 Table 1.2.3: NextGen-Air Ground Integration Human Factors Program Milestones...................29 Table 1.3.1: Aeromedical Research Program Milestones .............................................................32 Table 1.3.2: Fire Research and Safety Program Milestones .........................................................36 Table 1.4.1: System Safety Management Program Milestones ....................................................39 Table 1.5.1: NextGen - Weather Technology in the Cockpit Program Milestones ......................43 Table 1.5.2: Weather Program Milestones ...................................................................................46 Table 1.6.1: Commercial Space Transportation Safety Program Milestones ...............................50 Table 1.7.1: Airport Cooperative Research Program – Safety Milestones ...................................54 Table 1.7.2: Airport Technology Research Program – Safety Milestones ...................................56 Table 1.7.3: Runway Incursion Reduction Program Milestones ..................................................59 Table 2.0.1: Alignment of FAA R&D Efficiency Principle and Programs with NSTC Mobility Goals ..........................................................................................................63 Table 2.0.2: Program Funding for R&D Principle 2 - Improve Efficiency ...................................64 Table 2.1.1: NextGen - Wake Turbulence Program Milestones ...................................................65 Table 2.1.2: Wake Turbulence - Re-Categorization Program Milestones ....................................67 Table 2.2.1: NextGen - Air Ground Integration Human Factors Program Milestones.................69 Table 2.3.1: Major Airspace Redesign Program Milestones ........................................................71 Table 2.3.2: New Air Traffic Management Requirements Program Milestones ..........................72 Table 2.3.3: Operations Concept Validation and Infrastructure Evolution Program Milestones .75 Table 2.3.4: System Capacity, Planning and Improvements Program Milestones .......................77 Table 2.4.1: NextGen - Weather Technology in the Cockpit Program Milestones ......................80 Table 2.4.2: Weather Program Milestones ...................................................................................82 Table 2.5.1: Airport Cooperative Research Program – Capacity Milestones ...............................85 Table 2.5.2: Airport Technology Research Program – Capacity Milestones ...............................86 Table 2.6.1: NextGen – Information Security Program Milestones ..............................................89 ii 2016 NARP List of Tables Table 2.7.1: Oceanic