51 U.S.C. § 40701 — Research and development initiative
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-314 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 125 words · no verdicts yet
NASA's Administrator may start an initiative to develop and test technology for quieter, more efficient commercial aircraft. Goals include quieter takeoffs, 25% less energy use, and lower emissions. These targets are measured against aircraft flying commercially as of 2005.
NASA's Administrator* may start an initiative to develop and demonstrate -- in a real-world setting -- technologies aimed at these commercial aircraft performance goals:
(1) Noise levels: Takeoff, approach, and landing noise no louder than the ambient noise already there when no flights are happening near the airports these aircraft would normally use.
(2) Energy consumption: A 25% cut in the energy needed for medium- to long-range flights, compared to aircraft flying commercially as of December 30, 2005.
(3) Emissions: A significant cut in nitrogen oxide emissions on takeoff and landing, without making hydrocarbon emissions or smoke worse, compared to aircraft flying commercially as of December 30, 2005.
The Administrator* may establish an initiative with the objective of developing, and demonstrating in a relevant environment, technologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance characteristics:
Noise levels on takeoff and on airport approach and landing that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of airports from which such commercial aircraft would normally operate.
Twenty-five percent reduction in the energy required for medium- to long-range flights, compared to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 2005.
Nitrogen oxides on take-off and landing that are significantly reduced, without adversely affecting hydrocarbons and smoke, relative to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 2005.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3390.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3390
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