Supersonic Flight Recommendations & Industry Insights
The REDAC E&E Subcommittee's recommendations on supersonic aviation operations, sonic boom certification tools, and operational analysis, along with perspectives from U.S. industry players highlight the need for FAA involvement in civil supersonics. The content delves into regulatory needs, research programs, and operational considerations in the realm of supersonic travel.
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REDAC E&E Subcommittee August 1st- 2nd2017 Supersonics & Sonic Boom Recommendations Provided by: Charles L. Etter
Introduction The timing is right for the FAA to increase their level of involvement in civil supersonics Design for a U.S. led low-boom flight demonstration experimental aircraft is currently underway and funding for detailed design and fabrication is included in the FY18 US President s Budget request. U.S. House and Senate interest with associated legislative actions under consideration within the FAA Reauthorization Bill H.R.2997 21stCentury AIRR* Act (Section 629) S.1405 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Section 5017) CAEP actively engaged in developing sonic boom and supersonic LTO noise and emissions standards Recent industry announcements for prototype aircraft test programs and potential TC applications appear imminent * Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization 1 Gulfstream Proprietary Information
Perspective from U.S. Industry Spike Aerospace Boeing Aerion / Airbus NASA QueSST Lockheed Martin Boom Technology Gulfstream Significant Industry Interest In Supersonic Travel 2
Recommendation 1 Sonic Boom Certification Tools The FAA should continue its leadership role within ICAO/CAEP for the reentry of civil supersonic operations. In doing so, the FAA should coordinate closely with NASA and other Government Agencies on active research programs to ensure these programs provide sufficient and necessary data, modeling development and validation for certification and regulatory needs. Specifically, the FAA should establish a presence in the definition and validation of sonic boom propagation software, i.e. the Gold Standard certification code. This would be analogous to Volpe s role of validating software and instrumentation for CFR Part 36 compliance. High Priority 3 Gulfstream Proprietary Information
Recommendation 2 Operational Analysis The FAA should proactively begin preparations for a National scale civil supersonic operational analysis Activities might include model development for inclusion within the FAA s environmental tool suite Supersonic en route noise (conventional and low sonic boom including acceleration and lateral cutoff) High altitude emissions Local air quality Airport/community noise Other activities may also include NEPA-related analyses Consideration should be given to additional actions associated with ATC procedures and routing 4 Gulfstream Proprietary Information
