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APPENDIX C
NASA FISCAL YEAR 1992 AERONAUTICS FUNDING1
Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)
Advanced Subsonic Transport Aircraft
93.5
Research and Technology Base2
48.6
Aerodynamics
12.9
Propulsion & Power
4.4
Materials and Structures
0.6
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
28.4
Flight Systems
1.9
Systems Analysis
0.4
Systems Technology Programs3
44.9
Materials & Structures Systems Technology:
27.5
Advanced Composite Materials
27.5
Advanced Propulsion Systems Technology:
12.4
Advanced Turboprop Systems
12.4
Advanced Subsonic Technology:
5.0
Fly-by-wire/Power-by-light
1.0
Aging Aircraft
4.0
1 Excludes wind tunnel refurbishment and other construction of facilities funding.
2 The total funding for the research and technology base, for all classes of aircraft, is $361.1 M.
3 Systems technology programs are technology and validation efforts aimed at specific vehicle or component applications. Total funding for this category, for all classes of aircraft, is $213.1 M.
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Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)
High-Speed Civil Transport Aircraft
92.8
Research and Technology Base
6.3
Aerodynamics
2.1
Propulsion & Power
2.9
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
0.7
Systems Analysis
0.6
Systems Technology Programs
86.5
Materials & Structures Systems Technology:
10.1
Advanced High-Temp. Materials Technology
10.1
High-Speed Research:
76.4
Atmospheric Effects
12.0
Emission and Source Noise
30.1
Community Noise and Sonic Boom
17.8
Enabling Propulsion Materials
16.5
Short Haul Aircraft
32.0
Research and Technology Base Rotorcraft
23.8
Aerodynamics
16.5
Materials and Structures
3.3
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
3.3
Systems Analysis
0.7
Systems Technology Programs
8.2
Rotorcraft Systems Technology:
5.2
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology
5.2
Advanced Propulsion Systems Technology:
3.0
General Aviation/Commuter Engine Technology
3.0
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Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)
Critical Disciplines4
203.0
Research and Technology Base
140.6
Aerodynamics
48.2
Propulsion and Power
31.4
Materials and Structures
30.1
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
25.8
Systems Analysis
5.1
Systems Technology Programs
62.4
High Performance Computing:
17.0
Computational Aerosciences
10.4
Earth and Space Sciences
5.5
Remote Exploration & Experimentation
1.1
Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation:
45.4
Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation
30.5
NAS Operations
14.9
Hypersonic/Transatmospheric Aircraft5
30.2
Research and Technology Base
30.2
Aerodynamics
12.6
Propulsion and Power
11.6
Materials and Structures
3.1
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
1.3
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
1.3
Systems Analysis
1.6
4 This category includes fundamental research in the traditional aeronautical disciplines that is not focused on specific applications or particular classes of vehicles.
5 The National Aerospace Plane (NASP) program.
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Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)
High Performance Aircraft6
122.7
Research and Technology Base
111.6
Aerodynamics
33.9
Propulsion and Power
29.8
Materials and Structures
1.4
Controls, Guidance & Human Factors
3.9
Flight Systems
41.2
Systems Analysis
1.4
Systems Technology Programs
11.1
High Performance Aircraft Systems Technology:
11.1
High Performance Flight Research
11.1
Research and Operations Support
210.1
Total
784.3
Source: NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology
6 This category is made up of research that applies to high performance military aircraft, although NASA receives no funding from the Department of Defense for this research.
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