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NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) works to solve the challenges that still exist in our nation's air transportation system: air traffic congestion, safety and environmental impacts.

Solutions to these problems require innovative technical concepts, and dedicated research and development. NASA's ARMD pursues the development of new flight operation concepts, and new tools and technologies that can transition smoothly to industry to become products.

Through green aviation, NASA is helping create safer, greener and more effective travel for everyone. Our green aviation goals are to enable fuel-efficient flight planning, and reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise.

NASA aeronautics' four research programs conduct fundamental, cutting-edge research into new aircraft technologies, as well as systems-level research into the integration of new operations concepts and technologies into the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). A fifth program manages a portfolio of wind tunnels and other testing facilities (icing, propulsion), flight research and support aircraft, and the evolution of test technologies at NASA centers around the country.

NASA has already made decades of contributions to aviation. We continue to develop solutions to benefit the flying public every day.


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Fundamental Aeronautics Program Technical Conference
March 13-15, 2012
Cleveland, OH
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Feature: 8 Questions about NextGen, Pt. 2 New!
Don't get too used to the airplanes you see today because things are changing.
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Feature: Sonic Boom Heads for a ThumpNew!
NASA is closer to defining how loud a sonic boom can "boom" without becoming a bother.
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Featured in Other Media: Flying Farther on Less
The July 2011 issue of Aerospace America contained this article about NASA Aeronautics' research into technologies to conserve aircraft fuel including increasing jet engine efficiency, minimizing drag on the aircraft, or using lighter materials for the airframe. This article is copyrighted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is used with their permission.
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Featured in Other Media: In Search of Cleaner Skies
The May 2011 issue of Aerospace America contained this article about NASA Aeronautics' efforts to reduce hazardous aircraft emissions whil also balancing the need to lower overall aircraft operation costs and to improve fuel efficiency. This article is copyrighted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and is used with their permission.
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