Sec. 502. Experimental aircraft demonstrations

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with industry and academia, shall conduct a study of past and future administration of the experimental aircraft demonstrator projects. The study under subsection

(a)shall identify systems, capabilities, and technologies that could be viable candidates for maturation and demonstration through the development of an experimental aircraft demonstrator. Such systems, capabilities, and technologies may include technological advancements related to structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, controls, and autonomous capabilities. The study shall include a description of criteria and performance metrics used to determine the readiness of a system, capability, or technology to be demonstrated on a future experimental aircraft demonstrator. The study under subsection

(a)also shall include an assessment of lessons learned from the Administration’s previous experimental aircraft demonstration projects over the last decade, including the projects set forth under section 10831 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2022 ( Public Law 117–167 ). This assessment shall include— a quantitative assessment of each experimental aircraft demonstration project’s ability to meet cost, schedule and performance goals, as defined at the time of project confirmation; the extent to which the project’s objectives or performance goals were changed or descoped; the extent to which the system, capability, or technology that was the subject of the project was matured as a result of its demonstration on an experimental aircraft demonstrator; and the extent to which the project has contributed to advancing the capabilities of and innovation in the United States aircraft and aviation industries.

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Experimental aircraft demonstrations

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