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Airport Technology ResearchIntroduction and Updates

REDAC Airports Sub-Committee

Dr. Michel Hovan

March 31 and April 1, 2015

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Airport Technology Research

March 31 and April 1,  2015	

Airport Technology Research
        - Objectives of the meeting, New Format
        - Contract Update, Personnel Update
        - Budget Overview – FY-17
        - New Website
        - New Research Areas
        - Draft – Re-grouping of Research Areas

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Airport Technology Research

March 31 and April 1,  2015	

Budget Overview
| RPD | Program Name                        | 2014           | 2015           | 2016           | 2017           |  |
|-----|-------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--|
| 132 | Airport Planning                    | $500,000       | $500,000       | $550,000       | $800,000       |  |
| 133 | Airport Design                      | $700,000       | $700,000       | $850,000       | $850,000       |  |
| 134 | Operation of NLA                    | $800,000       | $600,000       | $600,000       | $500,000       |  |
| 135 | Airport Pavement Test Vehicle       | $1,100,000     | $750,000       | $800,000       | $1,300,000     |  |
| 136 | Improved Paving Materials           | $1,700,000     | $1,700,000     | $1,750,000     | $1,860,000     |  |
| 137 | Field Instrment. & Testing      | $500,000       | $450,000       | $600,000       | $900,000       |  |
| 138 | NAPTF                               | $2,870,000     | $2,900,000     | $2,900,000     | $3,100,000     |  |
| 139 | Runway Simulator                    | $0             | $400,000       | $400,000       | $600,000       |  |
| 140 | Composite Materials Firefighting    | $500,000       | $750,000       | $750,000       | $750,000       |  |
| 141 | Data Mining Database                | $0             | $500,000       | $500,000       | $500,000       |  |
| 142 | Complex Geometry                    | $0             | $1,000,000     | $1,000,000     | $750,000       |  |
| 143 | Non-Destructive Testing             | $1,875,000     | $1,650,000     | $1,450,000     | $1,600,000     |  |
| 144 | Adv. A/P Pave. Design               | $200,000       | $1,300,000     | $300,000       | $130,000       |  |
| 145 | Pave. Design/Eval.                  | $2,000,000     | $2,300,000     | $3,250,000     | $2,100,000     |  |
| 146 | CEAT-University of Illinois         | $50,000        | $0             | $0             | $0             |  |
| 147 | Aircraft Braking and Friction       | $1,900,000     | $500,000       | $500,000       | $500,000       |  |
| 148 | Runway Surface Tech.                | $300,000       | $1,000,000     | $600,000       | $600,000       |  |
| 149 | Airport Sleep & Annoyance       | $1,500,000     | $750,000       | $750,000       | $750,000       |  |
| 150 | Airport Wildlife Hazards            | $2,500,000     | $2,500,000     | $2,500,000     | $2,500,000     |  |
| 151 | Visual Guidance/Incursion Reduction | $2,400,000     | $2,400,000     | $2,400,000     | $2,000,000     |  |
| 152 | Airport Rescue/Fire Fight.          | $700,000       | $800,000       | $900,000       | $1,750,000     |  |
| 153 | Airport Technology Research Taxiway | $1,500,000     | $1,500,000     | $900,000       | $500,000       |  |
| 154 | Innovative Measurment Techniques    | $1,540,000     | $1,250,000     | $1,210,000     | $1,500,000     |  |
| 155 | Heated Pavements                    | $1,000,000     | $500,000       | $650,000       | $1,000,000     |  |
| 156 | Software and Database Development   | $0             | $0             | $550,000       | $900,000       |  |
| 157 | Airport Environmental Research      |                |                | $1,000,000     | $1,000,000     |  |
|     |                                     |                |                |                |                |  |
|     | Total                               | $26,135,000.00 | $26,700,000.00 | $27,660,000.00 | $28,740,000.00 |  |

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Airport Technology Research

March 31 and April 1,  2015	

New Website: 

http://www.prjtdev-apt-ange260.com/

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Airport Technology Research

March 31 and April 1,  2015	

FY-16 Table from the FAA Budget Submission 

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Airport Technology Research

March 31 and April 1,  2015	

For Future Consideration:
        - Re-group various RPD’s into Research Program Areas (RPA’s)
        - Change the numbering scheme to:
        - RPA S.1 Airport Planning and Design
        - RPA S1.1 Airport Planning
        - RPA S1.2 Airport Design
        - RPA P.1 National Airport Pavement Test Facility
        - RPA E.1 Airport Environmental Research

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