In 2012, NASA began exploring the feasibility of single pilot reduced crew operations (SPORCO) in the context of scheduled passenger air carrier operations (i.e., Parts 121 and 135). This research was spurred by two trends in aviation research: the trend toward reducing costs and a shortage of pilots. A series of simulations were conducted to develop tools and a concept of operations to support RCO. This slide deck is a summary of the NASA Ames RCO research prepared for an R T team at Airbus. Airbus is considering moving forward with reducing crew during the cruise phase of flight with long-haul flights and is interested in the work we have completed.


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    Title :

    Reduced Crew Operations Research at NASA Ames Research Center


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Meeting with Airbus ; 2017 ; Moffett Field, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-02-21


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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