2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June The Europe-US International Aviation Safety Conference 2005 ‘ Aviation Safety Regulation – Setting the Sights for the Future’ New Technologies Jim Ballough Norbert Lohl

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 2 Discussion Summary- Commercial Aircraft Drivers for the future products: High rate of growth –5.3% traffic increase –demand for lower cost – Point to point service internationally and domestically Business needs - Operators and Manufacturers must be profitable Environmental needs – Emission and Noise consideration for the entire life cycle Expansion of RJ’s and introduction of VLJ’s and rotorcraft will open up access to smaller airports There is no single solution- collaboration amongst the stakeholders is the key Upgrading the standards for the smaller airports was discussed Should we consider single pilot designs for large transports given the future demand? No current designs in consideration Regulations must keep pace with technology development and implementation Readiness of regulators to respond to market needs

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 3 Conclusions Regulators need to be involved in the early stages of introduction of various technologies Collaboration is key to the overall success Regulators need to act as enablers Sharing of safety information in order to focus on prognostic approaches is essential to deal with growth and accident reduction

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 4 Discussion Summary Future Vision of General Aviation  After a short presentation about the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and of General Aviation three senarios were discussed: oGlass Cockpits oVery Light Jets oSupersonic Business Jets  For each scenario, a short background was provided followed by challenges and opportunities.

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 5 Conclusions Future Vision of General Aviation  The common thread to the three scenarios could be summed-up as follows: oThe main issue may not be the technology itself but how it is introduced. oThe subject scenarios are multi-disciplinary (design, operations, training, environment, airports, ATM) and have to be treated as such. oTo be successfully implemented they need the cooperation of all interested parties (industry, regulators, research) oOne critical point is to enable scenarios through timely development/implementation of appropriate safety and environmental standards.

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 6 Discussion Summary- Rotorcraft A new tiltrotor concept was presented Tiltable wing – Reduce downwash with respect to conventional tiltrotor Structural continuity of the nacelle titling mechanism (simplification) Small rotor diameter allowing landing in aircraft mode Challenges: Flight dynamics and control laws/ pilot in the loop Noise – and perceived noise (public perception) Fly by wire and flight by light Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) to meet safety requirements Cockpit integration – Side stick controller/Human factors Flutter Do we need a new set of standards? For example a new Part Part 25, Part 29, + SC ‘Flight Test in the loop’ approach to Certification Basis

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 7 Conclusion If Industry and the authorities work together to meet the challenges, we could have a new alternative to address airport congestion and meet the point to point needs of the traveling public.

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 8 Discussion Summary UAVs  After a short presentation on the current UAV activity in US and Europe, and the variety of aircraft types, sizes and possible operations, two scenarios were presented: Use with operational restrictions Use in normal airspace/airports  For each scenario, a short description was provided and challenges were outlined, as well as the consequences on aviation safety regulations, on the relations between regulators and industry and on the international environment.

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 9 Conclusions UAVs  UAVs have a lot of potential for civil use  UAVs are aircraft and must be considered as such  Need to think of UAVs as an integrated system to address the complexity  Need to increase use of standardization bodies oPossibly use consensus standards  International Conventions should be revisited (e.g. Chicago Convention)

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June 10 Conclusions UAVs  Need to make a safety case and publish guidance/standards in a timely manner  Need to consider the environmental impact of UAVs  Public perception may be a major issue  Action should be taken to assure international cooperation (Authorities, International Organizations, Industry, Research Institutes, Academia, Civil and Military)