Aeronautical Technologies for the Twenty-First Century (1992)

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APPENDIX C

NASA FISCAL YEAR 1992 AERONAUTICS FUNDING1

 

Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)

Advanced Subsonic Transport Aircraft

 

 

 

93.5

Research and Technology Base2

 

 

48.6

 

 

Aerodynamics

 

12.9

 

 

 

Propulsion & Power

 

4.4

 

 

 

Materials and Structures

 

0.6

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

28.4

 

 

 

Flight Systems

 

1.9

 

 

 

Systems Analysis

 

0.4

 

 

Systems Technology Programs3

 

 

44.9

 

 

Materials & Structures Systems Technology:

 

27.5

 

 

 

 

Advanced Composite Materials

27.5

 

 

 

 

Advanced Propulsion Systems Technology:

 

12.4

 

 

 

 

Advanced Turboprop Systems

12.4

 

 

 

 

Advanced Subsonic Technology:

 

5.0

 

 

 

 

Fly-by-wire/Power-by-light

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

Aging Aircraft

4.0

 

 

 

1 Excludes wind tunnel refurbishment and other construction of facilities funding.

2 The total funding for the research and technology base, for all classes of aircraft, is $361.1 M.

3 Systems technology programs are technology and validation efforts aimed at specific vehicle or component applications. Total funding for this category, for all classes of aircraft, is $213.1 M.

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Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)

High-Speed Civil Transport Aircraft

 

 

 

92.8

Research and Technology Base

 

 

6.3

 

 

Aerodynamics

 

2.1

 

 

 

Propulsion & Power

 

2.9

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

0.7

 

 

 

Systems Analysis

 

0.6

 

 

Systems Technology Programs

 

 

86.5

 

 

Materials & Structures Systems Technology:

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

Advanced High-Temp. Materials Technology

10.1

 

 

 

 

High-Speed Research:

 

76.4

 

 

 

 

Atmospheric Effects

12.0

 

 

 

 

 

Emission and Source Noise

30.1

 

 

 

 

 

Community Noise and Sonic Boom

17.8

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling Propulsion Materials

16.5

 

 

 

Short Haul Aircraft

 

 

 

32.0

Research and Technology Base Rotorcraft

 

 

23.8

 

 

Aerodynamics

 

16.5

 

 

 

Materials and Structures

 

3.3

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

3.3

 

 

 

Systems Analysis

 

0.7

 

 

Systems Technology Programs

 

 

8.2

 

 

Rotorcraft Systems Technology:

 

5.2

 

 

 

 

Advanced Rotorcraft Technology

5.2

 

 

 

 

Advanced Propulsion Systems Technology:

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

General Aviation/Commuter Engine Technology

3.0

 

 

 

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Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)

Critical Disciplines4

 

 

 

203.0

Research and Technology Base

 

 

140.6

 

 

Aerodynamics

 

48.2

 

 

 

Propulsion and Power

 

31.4

 

 

 

Materials and Structures

 

30.1

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

25.8

 

 

 

Systems Analysis

 

5.1

 

 

Systems Technology Programs

 

 

62.4

 

 

High Performance Computing:

 

17.0

 

 

 

 

Computational Aerosciences

10.4

 

 

 

 

 

Earth and Space Sciences

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Exploration & Experimentation

1.1

 

 

 

 

Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation:

 

45.4

 

 

 

 

Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation

30.5

 

 

 

 

 

NAS Operations

14.9

 

 

 

Hypersonic/Transatmospheric Aircraft5

 

 

 

30.2

Research and Technology Base

 

 

30.2

 

 

Aerodynamics

 

12.6

 

 

 

Propulsion and Power

 

11.6

 

 

 

Materials and Structures

 

3.1

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

1.3

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

1.3

 

 

 

Systems Analysis

 

1.6

 

 

4 This category includes fundamental research in the traditional aeronautical disciplines that is not focused on specific applications or particular classes of vehicles.

5 The National Aerospace Plane (NASP) program.

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Fiscal Year 1992 Funding (millions of 1992 dollars)

High Performance Aircraft6

 

 

 

122.7

Research and Technology Base

 

 

111.6

 

 

Aerodynamics

 

33.9

 

 

 

Propulsion and Power

 

29.8

 

 

 

Materials and Structures

 

1.4

 

 

 

Controls, Guidance & Human Factors

 

3.9

 

 

 

Flight Systems

 

41.2

 

 

 

Systems Analysis

 

1.4

 

 

Systems Technology Programs

 

 

11.1

 

 

High Performance Aircraft Systems Technology:

 

11.1

 

 

 

 

High Performance Flight Research

11.1

 

 

 

Research and Operations Support

 

 

 

210.1

Total

 

 

 

784.3

 

Source: NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology

6 This category is made up of research that applies to high performance military aircraft, although NASA receives no funding from the Department of Defense for this research.

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