Sec. 684. Airspace access for high-speed aircraft
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with any other Federal agency the Administrator determines appropriate, shall ensure that there is a process in which manufacturers and operators of high-speed aircraft can engage in flight testing of such high-speed aircraft, which may include the establishment of high speed testing corridors in the national airspace system. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Secretary of Defense and any other agencies the Administrator determines appropriate, initiate a study to the potential for high-speed commercial transportation operations.
In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall assess various altitudes and operating conditions of high-speed aircraft in Class E airspace above the upper boundary of Class A airspace and the resulting aircraft noise levels at the surface. As part of the study under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall issue recommendations to update, if feasible, regulations regarding high-speed aircraft operations without increasing noise levels at the surface. In this section, the term high-speed aircraft means an aircraft operating at speeds in excess of Mach 1, which may include supersonic and hypersonic aircraft.