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1.1 Aviation Weather Information (AWIN)Between 1982 and 1993, 5,894 weather-related general aviation accidents were reported. These resulted in 1,750 fatalities. During a similar period (1983-1995), the National Transportation Safety Board identified weather as a causative factor in 112 commercial aviation accidents and incidents, leading to 13 fatalities, 58 serious injuries, loss of 8 aircraft and substantial damage to 34 others. Annual losses associated with weather-related accidents are in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
A commercially viable Aviation Weather Information (AWIN) system will enhance pilot awareness of weather phenomenon, decreasing the accident rate where weather is a contributing factor, while increasing efficiency due to better reroute decisions. The Aviation Weather Information (AWIN) Project created a government-industry- academia team to develop prototype systems for detecting and avoiding atmospheric hazards. This team assembled diverse technologies for weather sensing, forecasting, communication, and displays. These technologies will provide accurate, timely, and strategic weather information to the pilot, and also to dispatchers and controllers for collaborative decisionmaking. This original and innovative system uses both ground-based and satellite infrastructures to deliver graphical weather information. It also boasts several technical achievements, developed in a record two-year period. The prototype systems for both commercial transport and general aviation airplanes were flight demonstrated, and the user feedback is being incorporated into a second generation of prototype cockpit displays.
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NASA Headquarters Responsible Official: Code R
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