Continuous descents at low engine power are desired to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise during arrival operations. The challenge is to allow airplanes to fly these types of efficient descents without interruption during busy traffic conditions. During busy conditions today, airplanes are commonly forced to fly inefficient, step-down descents as airtraffic controllers work to ensure separation and maximize throughput. NASA in collaboration with government and industry partners is developing new automation to help controllers accommodate continuous descents in the presence of complex traffic and airspace constraints. This automation relies on accurate trajectory predictions to compute strategic maneuver advisories. The talk will describe the concept behind this new automation and provide an overview of the simulations and flight testing used to develop and refine its underlying technology.


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    Title :

    Automation for Accommodating Fuel-Efficient Descents in Constrained Airspace


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Green Aviation Summit ; 2010 ; Moffett Field, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-09-08


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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