Sec. 403. Experimental aircraft projects
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It is the sense of Congress that— developing high-risk, precompetitive aerospace technologies for which there is not yet a profit rationale is a fundamental NASA role; large-scale piloted flight test experimentation and validation are necessary for— transitioning new technologies and materials, including associated manufacturing processes, for general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics use; and capturing the full extent of benefits from the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s investments in priority programs called for in— the National Aeronautics Research and Development Plan issued by the National Science and Technology Council in February 2010; the NASA 2014 Strategic Plan; the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan; and any updates to the programs called for in the plans described in clauses
(i)through (iii); and a level of funding that adequately supports large-scale piloted flight test experimentation and validation, including related infrastructure, must be assured over a sustained period of time to restore NASA’s capacity to see legacy priority programs through to completion and achieve national economic and security objectives. It is the policy of the United States— to maintain world leadership in military and civilian aeronautical science and technology, global air power projection, and industrialization; and to maintain as a fundamental objective of NASA aeronautics research the steady progression and expansion of flight research and capabilities, including the science and technology of critical underlying disciplines and competencies, such as— computational-based analytical and predictive tools and methodologies; aerothermodynamics; propulsion; advanced materials and manufacturing processes; high-temperature structures and materials; and flight controls. Consistent with the roadmap for supersonic research under section 604(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–10 ; 131 Stat. 18), the Administrator shall establish the following projects: A low-boom supersonic aircraft project to demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies that— reduce sonic boom noise; and assist the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in enabling the safe commercial deployment of civil supersonic aircraft technology and the safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft. A series of large-scale X-plane demonstrators that— are developed sequentially or in parallel; and are each based on a set of new configuration concepts or technologies determined by the Administrator— to demonstrate aircraft and propulsion concepts and technologies and related advances in alternative propulsion and energy; to enable significant increases in energy efficiency and reduced life cycle emissions in the aviation system while reducing noise emissions; and to demonstrate flight propulsion concepts and technologies. For each project under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— include the development of X-planes and all necessary supporting flight test assets; pursue a robust technology maturation and flight test validation effort; improve necessary facilities, flight testing capabilities, and computational tools to support the project; award primary contracts for design, procurement, and manufacturing to United States persons, consistent with international obligations and commitments; coordinate research and flight test demonstration activities with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, and the United States aviation community; and ensure that the project is aligned with the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan, and any updates to the Aeronautics Strategic Implementation Plan. The Administrator may establish an advanced materials and manufacturing technology program that— consists of new material developments, from base material formulation through full-scale structural validation and manufacture; will develop advanced materials and manufacturing processes to reduce the cost of manufacturing scale-up and certification for use in general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics; will reduce the time it takes to design, industrialize, and certify advanced materials and manufacturing processes, including manufacturing; and will address global cost competitiveness for United States aeronautical industries and technological leadership in advanced materials and manufacturing technology. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— build on work that was carried out by the Advanced Composites Project of NASA; partner with the private and academic sector, including members of the Advanced Composites Consortium, as appropriate; coordinate with advanced manufacturing and composites initiatives in other NASA mission directorates, as the Administrator considers appropriate; and comply with existing Federal Aviation Administration regulations for use within programs in general aviation, commercial aviation, and military aeronautics.
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