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PAPERBACK list:$21.00 Web:$18.90 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF Report Brief 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 Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril (2003) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) Transportation Research Board (TRB) 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 71   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. F Acronyms and Abbreviations BWB blended-wing-body CO2 carbon dioxide CTAS Center TRACON Automation System dB decibel DESIDE Discrete-Event Simulation Interactive Development Environment DNL day-night average sound level DPAT Detailed Policy Assessment Tool EDMS Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System FAA Federal Aviation Administration IHPTET Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (program) IMC instrument meteorological conditions LAAS Local Area Augmentation System L/D lift-to-drag ratio LMI Net Logistics Management Institute network simulation model MAGENTA Model for Assessing Global Exposure to Noise from Transport Aircraft MEMS microelectromechanical systems MTOW maximum takeoff weight NAE National Academy of Engineering NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASTRAN NASA Structural Analysis program NOx oxides of nitrogen NRC National Research Council RTCA The name of a not-for-profit corporation. (The name is no longer an acronym.) SAGE System for assessing Aviation’s Global Emissions SATS Small Aircraft Transportation System Page 71 Front Matter (R1-R16) Executive Summary (1-5) 1. Foundation for Change (6-12) 2. Improving Air Transportation System (13-18) 3. System Modeling and Simulation (19-26) 4. Improving Aircraft Performance (27-41) 5. Process for Change (42-44) Findings, Recommendations, and the Big Question (45-50) Appendix A: Statement of Task and Study Approach (51-54) Appendix B: Comparative Assessment of Goals and Visions (55-59) Appendix C: Biographies of Committee Members (60-63) Appendix D: Propulsion Taxonomy: Comments on Propulsion Fundamentals (64-66) Appendix E: Four Levels of Models (67-70) Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations (71-72)

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Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril F Acronyms and Abbreviations BWB blended-wing-body CO2 carbon dioxide CTAS Center TRACON Automation System dB decibel DESIDE Discrete-Event Simulation Interactive Development Environment DNL day-night average sound level DPAT Detailed Policy Assessment Tool EDMS Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System FAA Federal Aviation Administration IHPTET Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (program) IMC instrument meteorological conditions LAAS Local Area Augmentation System L/D lift-to-drag ratio LMI Net Logistics Management Institute network simulation model MAGENTA Model for Assessing Global Exposure to Noise from Transport Aircraft MEMS microelectromechanical systems MTOW maximum takeoff weight NAE National Academy of Engineering NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASTRAN NASA Structural Analysis program NOx oxides of nitrogen NRC National Research Council RTCA The name of a not-for-profit corporation. (The name is no longer an acronym.) SAGE System for assessing Aviation’s Global Emissions SATS Small Aircraft Transportation System

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Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril TAAM Total Airspace and Airport Modeler TRACON Terminal Radar Control Facility UAV uninhabited air vehicle VMC visual meteorological conditions VTOL vertical takeoff or landing

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