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Commentary

Jul 3, 2025

Air Taxis Are Coming Soon to a City Near You. What Does That Mean for the Communities Below Them?

Electric air taxis are coming soon to a city near you. But city skies are already crowded. Whether adding air taxis to the mix will benefit more than wealthy jet-setters will depend heavily on whether the communities below help determine where and how they fly.
Research

Apr 2, 2018

Low-Cost Options for Airborne Delivery of Contraband into North Korea

Activist groups are seeking improvements in the balloons they use to carry political, religious, and humanitarian materials into North Korea. This report assesses the technical state of balloons and drones, along with plausible improvements.
Research

Apr 10, 2017

Chinese Investment in U.S. Aviation

This report assesses Chinese investment in U.S. aviation from 2005 to 2016. It provides context in China's demand for aviation products and aviation industrial policies, while assessing technology transfers and impact on U.S. competitiveness.
Research

Jun 27, 2016

Expanding Flight Research: Capabilities, Needs, and Management Options for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate asked RAND to assess flight research capabilities and needs, and to identify management options that would facilitate increased and improved flight research.
Article

Jun 22, 2012

James Drake, 'Father of Windsurfing' and RAND Engineer, Dies at 83

James Drake, a former RAND aeronautical engineer who is also considered the father of windsurfing died on June 19 in his hometown of Pfafftown, North Carolina. He was 83.
Research

Oct 4, 2011

Pricing Strategies for NASA Wind-Tunnel Facilities

The authors explore six potential approaches to pricing the use of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wind-tunnel test facilities, and they evaluate each approach against three criteria -- efficiency, fiscal impact, and fairness.
Research

Feb 17, 2011

Advancing Aeronautics: A Decision Framework for Selecting Research Agendas

Develops a unified decisionmaking approach for selecting aeronautics research agendas that quantifies the social and economic reasons for the research, balances competing perspectives, and enables transparent explanation of the resulting decisions.
Research

Jan 1, 2009

An Update of the Nation's Long-Term Strategic Needs for NASA's Aeronautics Test Facilities

The ability to develop aeronautical vehicles continues to rely on the capabilities of large government test facilities, and 26 NASA facilities continue to serve those needs, but national reliance and consolidation remains the next opportunity.
Expert Insights

May 18, 2005

Roles and Issues of NASA’s Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities for American Aeronautics: Addendum

Addendum to testimony presented to the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics on March 16, 2005.
Press

Nov 24, 2004

Nation Should Support Test Facilities to Preserve Aeronautics Industry

Wind tunnel and propulsion test facilities maintained by NASA support important U.S. aeronautic objectives. But unless NASA addresses deficiencies with these facilities, the nation risks losing its competitive aeronautics advantage.
Research

Nov 16, 2004

Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities: An Assessment of NASA’s Capabilities to Serve National Needs

Analyzes the nation’s aeronautic testing needs and the effectiveness of, and management issues for, NASA’s major wind tunnel and test propulsion facilities in serving those needs.
Research Summary

Jan 1, 2004

Do NASA's Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities Serve National Needs?

This research shows that NASA needs to develop an aeronautics test technology vision and plan, analyze the viability of a national test facility plan, identify and maintain its minimum set of facilities, and identify shared financial support to keep its underutilized but essential facilities from entering financial collapse.

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