NASA: More Than You Imagine

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NASA: More Than You Imagine

49th Robert H. Goddard Memorial SymposiumMarch 30, 2011

Thomas IrvineDeputy Associate AdministratorNASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

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Who We Are

Our People

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NASA TV Video(play from desktop)

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Where We Do Our Work

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NASA Headquarters and Centers

NASA Aeronautics Research

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What We Do

NASA Aeronautics Programs

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Highlights

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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology Fighter Risk Reduction Program (ACAT/FRRP) team, which includes NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, won an Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine Laureate Award for its successful development and flight test of an Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System.

2008 Collier Trophy Winner: The Commercial Aviation Safety TeamFor achieving an unprecedented safety level in U.S. commercial airline operations by reducing risk of a fatal airline accident by 83 percent, resulting in two consecutive years of no commercial scheduled airline fatalities.

2007 Collier Trophy Winner: The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Team of Public and Private Sector Groups For conceptualizing, developing, and initially implementing the next generation performance-based air-ground, ground-air, and air-air surveillance system.

UH-60A Airloads Tests of blade pressures, loads, deformations, rotor performance and rotor wake visualizations were successfully completed May 2010 in collaboration with the Army in the NFAC 40x80ft wind tunnel. The UH-60 wind tunnel team has won the American Helicopter Society's Grover E. Bell Award for "encouraging research and experimentation in helicopter development."

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Why NASA Aeronautics Research?

Aviation’s Economic Impact in the U.S.The aviation industry is vital to the nation’s economic well-being

• Aviation directly or indirectly provides 997,000 Americans with jobs

• In 2006, aviation manufacturing and services accounted for $445B in direct and indirect economic activity

• In the U.S., more than 60 certified domestic carriers operate every day– They operate more than 6500 aircraft – They service almost a million travelers daily on 28,000

flights– In 2008, they had an annual operating revenue for

commercial flights of $168B• In 2008, aviation provided the nation with a trade surplus

of $57.4B

Sources: The International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics Research and Innovative Technology Administration“The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy”, October 2008, FAA Air Traffic

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World/FACET video

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Impacts of Aviation Challenges

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Fuel Costs

EnvironmentConcern

Air TrafficCongestion

DevelopmentCosts

-In 2008, U.S. major commercial carriers burned 19.6B gallons of jet fuel, and DoD burned 4.6B gallons. At an average price of $3.00/gallon, fuel cost was $73B

-FAA’s attempt to reconfigure New York airspace resulted in 14 lawsuits due to noise complaints

-Since 1980 FAA has invested over $5B in airport noise abatement programs in homes

-Airline delays in the U.S. cost industry and passengers $32.9B in 2007

-The high cost of certification for new or upgraded aviation systems is prohibitive

+ GLASS COCKPIT

+ DIGITAL FLY-BY-WIRE

+ AREA RULE

+ COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

+ WINGLETS

+ ICING DETECTION

+ SUPERCRITICAL AIRFOIL

+ JET ENGINECOMBUSTORS

+ ENGINE NOZZLE CHEVRONS+ DAMAGE-TOLERANT FAN CASING

+ LIGHTNING PROTECTION STANDARDS

+ AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

+ NASA STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (NASTRAN)+ COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD)

+ AIRBORNE WIND SHEAR DETECTION

+ RUNWAY GROOVES

+ TURBO AE

+ WIND TUNNELS

NASA Aeronautics Research OnboardDECADES OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMERCIAL AVIATION

+ DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM

+ COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

+ NASA STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (NASTRAN)+ COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD)

+ ROTOR RESEARCH PROGRAM

NASA Aeronautics Research OnboardDECADES OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO ROTORCRAFT AVIATION

+ AIR LOADS DATABASE+ RESEARCH AIRCRAFT/WIND TUNNELS/SIMULATORS

+ DRIVE TRAIN/GEARBOX

+ PROPULSION

+ CRASHWORTHINESS

+ GLASS COCKPIT