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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a plan to change the state of U.S. general aviation and create a system that will introduce a new mode of travel. NASA has initiated a broad-based research effort to develop a smart--or small--aircraft transportation system (SATS). The NASA vision is for door-to-door flying to and from 5,000 U.S. airports located near places passengers want to travel to and from. This article discusses the public-private consortium that is pursuing the SATS vision, key policy issues, technology issues, economic and policy issues, public concerns (noise, emissions, safety, congestion), the SATS market, and government involvement.

English

p. 23-29

2001-3

TR News

Figures (2) ; References (8)

Air transportation policy; Aircraft exhaust gases; Aircraft noise; Aviation safety; Economic factors; General aviation; Market assessment; Public private partnerships; Small aircraft; Technology; Traffic congestion

Smart aircraft transportation system

Aviation; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting

TRIS, TRB

May 16 2001 12:00AM

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• A MAN OF INTEGRITY
• CLEARING THE AIR: TO REDUCE AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION, ADJUST THE CAR, NOT THE DRIVER. POINT OF VIEW
• COST SHARING TO MODERNIZE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND AIRPORTS
• FACING THE ISSUES
• FRANCIS C. TURNER, "FATHER OF THE U.S. INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM": AN HISTORICAL APPRECIATION
• HYBRID VEHICLES GO TO MARKET: WILL GAS-AND-ELECTRIC-POWERED AUTOMOBILES FIT THE BILL?
• IT'S BEEN FUN
• RESEARCH PAYS OFF: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE: WETLANDS WEED MEETS THE BEETLES
• THE FRANK TURNER STORY
• TRANSPORTATION, AIR QUALITY, AND THINKING BIG: POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIRES A HOLISTIC APPROACH. POINT OF VIEW: COUNTERPOINT