Tue, Jan 14, 2003
Adam
Aircraft CEO Rick Adam will speak at the NASA Small Aircraft
Transportation System Program (SATS) as part of the 82nd Annual
Meeting of the Transportation Research Board being held in
Washington, D.C. January 15, 2003. Joined by other industry leaders
Vern Raburn, Eclipse Aviation Corporation, and James Fallows,
The Atlantic Monthly, and author of Free Flight,
Mr. Adam will share his plan for emerging technology and creative
innovations being incorporated in the manufacture of the Adam
Aircraft A500 and A700 products.
The purpose of the NASA Small Aircraft Transportation System
(SATS) program is to develop, integrate, and demonstrate new
affordable technologies that enable equitable, on-demand,
near-all-weather accessibility of small aircraft to small community
airports. The resulting transportation system provides a safe,
point-to-point, widely distributed, cost-effective, and timesaving
alternative for widespread use.
According to Dr. Bruce Holmes, manager of the General Aviation
Programs Office, "SATS represents a national opportunity to create
an affordable and safe transportation alternative that frees people
and products from today's system delays by creating access to more
communities in less time." Holmes explained, "We want to provide
support to aircraft manufacturers to develop aircraft that can
operate in non-radar environments with limited air traffic
assistance and without instrument landing systems. Essentially, we
want to see more efficient and economic air travel options for the
public and to open commercial air traffic to small
communities."
More News
Chaff Thin, narrow metallic reflectors of various lengths and frequency responses, used to reflect radar energy. These reflectors, when dropped from aircraft and allowed to drift d>[...]
“Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947. I’ve been looking forward to this flight since founding>[...]
“Teaming up with the EAA and Berlin Express for this event in Cincinnati will give warbird fans a unique opportunity to see the aircraft that helped defend freedom and gave t>[...]
Hazardous Weather Information Summary of significant meteorological information (SIGMET/WS), convective significant meteorological information (convective SIGMET/WST), urgent pilot>[...]
Aero Linx: The Nebraska Aeronautics Commission The Nebraska Aeronautics Commission was created by the 1935 Legislature to oversee the development of aviation in the state. The Comm>[...]