타이틀 |
Personal Aircraft Point to the Future of Transportation |
저자 |
none |
Keyword |
AIRCRAFT SAFETY;; AIRFRAMES;; COST EFFECTIVENESS;; CRASHWORTHINESS;; ENHANCED VISION;; GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT;; MANUFACTURING;; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER |
URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110000757 |
보고서번호 |
NASA/NP-2010-06-659-HQ |
발행년도 |
2010 |
출처 |
NTRS (NASA Technical Report Server) |
ABSTRACT |
NASA''s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, as well as a number of Agency innovations, have helped Duluth, Minnesota-based Cirrus Design Corporation become one of the world''s leading manufacturers of general aviation aircraft. SBIRs with Langley Research Center provided the company with cost-effective composite airframe manufacturing methods, while crashworthiness testing at the Center increased the safety of its airplanes. Other NASA-derived technologies on Cirrus SR20 and SR22 aircraft include synthetic vision systems that help pilots navigate and full-plane parachutes that have saved the lives of more than 30 Cirrus pilots and passengers to date. Today, the SR22 is the world''s top-selling Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-certified single-engine airplane. |