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From basic research to development to testing, the work required to
create the next generation air transportation system takes place at NASA
research centers around the country.
While each Center supports all NASA Mission Directorates—Exploration
Systems, Space Operations, Science, and Aeronautics—a number of Centers
have specific roles in aeronautics research that stretch back for
decades.
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+ Ames Research Center
at Moffett Field, California, is an internationally-recognized research
institution geared toward creating new knowledge and new technologies
that span the spectrum of NASA interests. Founded in December 1939,
today Ames' research and development in aviation operations addresses an
urgent national need to improve the capacity, efficiency, safety, and
security of the national airspace system. National flight simulation and
aerodynamic test facilities are used to mature and validate technologies
and systems, while expertise in intelligent adaptive systems and human
factors provide breakthrough improvements in performance.
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| AeroNOW at Ames |
+ A Day in the Life of U.S. Air Traffic
Thousands of aircraft criss-cross the United States every day. NASA's
Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) is
software that uses powerful simulation capabilities to rapidly generate
thousands of aircraft trajectories to enable efficient planning of
traffic flows at the national level.
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+ Dryden Flight Research Center
in Edwards, California, offers NASA vast, clear desert skies and a 44
square-mile dry lakebed for projects that push the envelope of
aeronautical flight research and atmospheric flight operations. Since
its founding in 1946, Dryden's research has led to major advancements in
the design and capabilities of many civilian and military aircraft.
Dryden also serves as a backup landing site for the space shuttle.
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+ NASA's Ikhana UAV Flies Wildfire Imaging Missions
From mid-August through September, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center
is conducting flights of a remotely piloted unmanned aircraft system to
demonstrate the capabilities of its sophisticated new imaging and
real-time communications equipment.
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+ Glenn Research Center
in Cleveland, Ohio, continues to be the world leader in aeropropulsion
research and technology by developing revolutionary propulsion systems
that are intelligent, whisper-quiet, structurally integral to the
vehicles, and clean and lean with near-zero emissions. Founded as the
NACA Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in 1941, researchers at Glenn
are working to develop, verify, and transfer air-breathing propulsion
technology for subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic, general aviation, and
high-performance aircraft and rotorcraft. Glenn's aviation safety work
includes studies of ice formation on aircraft surfaces in its Icing
Research Tunnel and aboard research aircraft that intentionally fly into
hazardous winter weather.
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+ Langley Research Center
in Hampton, Virginia, specializes in research and technology development
regarding aviation weather safety. Founded in 1917, Langley leads NASA
initiatives in aviation safety and security, quiet-aircraft technology,
and small-aircraft transportation systems. The Center's infrastructure
of wind tunnels, laboratories, and equipment arrays enables researchers
to develop and validate technologies to improve the effectiveness,
capability, comfort, efficiency, and safety of the nation's air
transportation system.
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