Review of the FAA 1982 National Airspace System plan

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air transportation
  • Air traffic control facilities
  • Airport capacity
  • Airspace (Aeronautics)
  • Enroute traffic control
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Technology assessment
  • Computer networks
  • Interactive computer systems
  • Technological forecasting
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  OTA-STI-176
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1404407
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00647170
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Printing Office
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-AVIATION-AVIATION ; NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control ; NTL-AVIATION-Airports and Facilities ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and Policy
• Abstract:
  The National Airspace (NAS) Plan outlines the Federal Aviation Administration's most recent proposals for modernizing the facilities and equipment that make up the air traffic control (ATC) system. This review of the NAS Plan examines the Plan at two levels: the adequacy of the plan as a whole, and the appropriateness of the specific technologies selected for implementation. The review points out those aspects that are commendable and supported by the aviation community, and identifies alternatives that merit consideration, as well as indicates aspects of the plan that could be improved. It addresses problems of airports and airspace procedures, and the comprehensiveness of the FAA plan, and its sense of priorities. The review identifies findings and issues relating to the following: growth; en route computer replacement; automation; satellites; user effects; and cost and funding. The link in this record leads to a Table of Contents for this document in hypertext that will allow the user to view in .pdf format the entire document (71., 875K) or selected sections.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12682/dot_12682_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 875.90 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:eac5205cdf1b38fa919bf23bac4ca732ceaf9e3cefbfdde2a143b02a8c8e7b5f