Technology Pathways: Assessing the Integrated Plan for a Next Generation Air Transportation System (2005)
Chapter: Appendix C Integrated Plan Inventory
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Integrated Plan Inventory
The following table lists key elements that should appear in the Integrated Plan according to the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, Public Law 108-176, Section 709, Part b. The table also shows where these elements appear in the Integrated Plan.
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Key Elements That Should Appear in the Integrated Plan |
Where These Elements Appear in the Integrated Plan |
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National vision statement for an air transportation system capable of meeting potential air traffic demand in 2025 |
See Chapter 2, A National Vision for Air Transportation in2025. |
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Description of system demand and performance requirements (e.g., safety, security, mobility, efficiency, capacity, quality, affordability, noise, and emissions) |
See Chapter 3, System Goals and Performance Characteristics. System goals are as follows: |
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Retain U.S. leadership in global aviation |
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Expand capacity |
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Ensure safety |
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Protect the environment |
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Ensure our national defense |
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Secure the nation |
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How system performance requirements were derived |
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A justification for each system goal is described, but there is no explicit description of how they were derived. |
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National goals, objectives, and policies the national vision would support |
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These are generally included in the justification for each system goal described in Chapter 3. See also Chapter 1 discussion of three factors that “threaten the ability of aviation to grow and continue to serve the nation”:
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Underlying socioeconomic determinants |
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Socioeconomic determinants that underlie the system goals are not mentioned in the plan. |
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Associated models and analyses |
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Models and analyses associated with the system goals are not described in the plan. |
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Operational concepts with the potential to meet system performance requirements for all system users |
See Chapter 4, Operational Concepts. |
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Scale to accommodate and encourage substantial growth |
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Not explicitly addressed in Chapter 4, but see
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Build on current initiatives |
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Not explicitly addressed in Chapter 4, but see Chapter 6, Approach to Transformation. |
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Integrate data streams from multiple agencies and sources (e.g., ground-based and space-based communications, navigation, and surveillance systems) to improve situational awareness and facilitate seamless global operations |
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Not explicitly addressed in Chapter 4, but see
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Use the design of airport approach and departure flight paths to reduce public exposure to noise and emissions |
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Not addressed in the plan. |
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A multiagency research and development roadmap |
See Chapter 5, The Next Generation Air Transportation System Roadmap for Success, and Chapter 7, Transformation Strategies. |
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Timelines through 2025 to develop and deploy the system |
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See Chapter 5, pages 18 and 19, for a very high-level timeline. |
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Most significant technical obstacles and the research and development activities necessary to overcome them, including the role of each federal agency, corporations, and universities for each activity |
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Information at this level of detail is not included in the Integrated Plan. |
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Technical milestones that will be used to evaluate activities |
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Information at this level of detail is not included in the Integrated Plan. |
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