Additional Technical Design Links
The following documents will be of interest to participants in any or all of the Technical Design Challenges:
- Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
Guide to basic flight information and ATC procedures.
- Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
- NextGen Implementation Plan
Describes FAA’s steps for building NextGen, the future air transportation system.
- NextGen Implementation Plan
- FAA Fact Book
Statistics on Safety, Air Traffic, Airports, Aircraft, Industry Trends, Commercial Space, and Airmen
- FAA Fact Book
- FAR Part 139 – Certification of Airports
Rules governing certification and operation of airports in any State of the US, DC, or any territory or possession of the US.
- FAR Part 139 – Certification of Airports
- Airport Design (AC 150/5300-13 & changes)
Standards and recommendations for airport design.
- Airport Design (AC 150/5300-13 & changes)
- National Runway Safety Plan
The FAA’s top priority is maintaining safety in the National Airspace System (NAS) with great emphasis placed on reducing runway safety risk. The National Runway Safety Plan (NRSP) aligns the strategic priorities of FAA’s Runway Safety Group with established Safety Risk Management principles. The NRSP describes how FAA, airport operators, and aviation industry stakeholders collaborate and use data-driven, risk-based decision-making to enhance safety performance in the runway environment and the NAS.The Regional Runway Safety Plans support the NRSP by focusing on regional and airport-specific efforts that contribute to the overall impact of the Runway Safety Program.
- National Runway Safety Plan
- Introduction to Safety Management Systems for Airport Operators (AC 150/5200-37)
Describes how an airport can implement a Safety Management System to increase the likelihood of detecting and correcting safety problems before they result in a mishap.
- Introduction to Safety Management Systems for Airport Operators (AC 150/5200-37)
WEBSITES
- FAA R&D Programs
Information on the FAA’s basic research on topics ranging from materials to the development of new products and procedures.
- FAA R&D Programs
- FAA Centers of Excellence
Centers of Excellence are entities with substantive, continuous ties to the universities that advance the state of transportation knowledge within a particular area, or areas, of concentration and contribution.
- FAA Centers of Excellence
- Human Factors Research and Engineering
Discusses the FAA Human Factors program which provides scientific and technical support for the civil aviation human factors research program and for human factors applications in acquisition, certification, regulation, and standards.