Modernizing Aeronautical Standards Act
Sponsored By: Representative Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
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Summary
Modernizing U.S. aeronautical standards by studying how past and forecasted atmospheric changes affect aircraft performance, airport infrastructure, and design requirements.
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- Airlines and operators would get an analysis of how atmospheric changes affect operation, maintenance, and sustainment costs and detailed aircraft performance metrics such as range, payload, runway length, climb and turn rates, operating altitude, and acceleration for the 10 in-production aircraft types with the most operations.
- Major airports would receive estimates of the number of weight restriction hours caused by high temperatures and an assessment of required infrastructure investments for the 30 busiest passenger airports and the 5 public airports with the highest cargo landed weight.
- Aircraft manufacturers, designers, and federal fleet managers would get recommended design modifications, updates to the United States Standard Atmosphere and other atmospheric standards, and criteria for future updates. NASA could transmit the study results to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation within 18 months of enactment.
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Study to modernize aviation standards
This bill would require NASA to run the Modernization of Aeronautical Standards and Aircraft Performance Study. The NASA Administrator would consult with the FAA, NOAA, and other academic and industry experts. The study would assess atmospheric conditions over the past 50 years and project the next 50 years. It would analyze effects on aircraft performance, operations, maintenance, and sustainment costs for covered commercial aircraft. It would estimate weight-restriction hours at covered airports and assess needed airport infrastructure investments. It would recommend aircraft design updates, changes to U.S. atmospheric standards, and criteria for future updates. The Administrator may send the study to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. The Administrator may send the study to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee not later than 18 months after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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