Core Avionics Master Plan - NAVAIR - U.S. Navy

Core Avionics Master Plan 2011 Appendix A-5Appendix A-5Flight SafetyScope: The Flight Safety capability includes elements that provide protection duringflight operations, enable post-flight proficiency and component performance trendanalysis tools, and support post-mishap analysis. Enabling systems include predictiveground collision protection, crash survivable recorders, airborne collision avoidancesystems, flight operations quality analysis tools and component condition monitoringsystems.Capability Evolution:Capability Enablers Capability Desired WarfightingElements Enhancements Capabilities• Terrain &ObstacleAvoidance• Crash SurvivableRecording• Airborne CollisionAvoidance• Flying QualitiesAnalysis• ComponentHealth Monitoring• GPWS / TAWS• CrashSurvivableFlight IncidentRecorders• TCAS / ACAS,Improved SSR• MFOQA• Sensors &Diagnostics• Safer LowAltitude Ops• DVE Capability• Multi-FunctionCrash Recorders• Military CAS• Pilot MissionProficiencyImprovement• Condition-basedMaintenance• Global Mobility• Enhanced Readiness• Force Protection• Force GenerationObjective: Platform & Warfighter PreservationBaseline to Objective Transition Strategy. OPNAVINST 13210.1A (Sep 2009) callsfor incorporation of basic safety system elements into all aircraft. While the goal is toprovide maximum protection to all operators, it is recognized that there aretechnological limits to solutions for some applications, significant integration challengesfor some legacy platforms, and limited resources available for investments. The policyincludes consideration for waivers, but only under particular circumstances and withassumption of acceptable risk. Most new production aircraft are configured with each ofthe safety capability elements when they are delivered (in recognition that integrationduring design and development is more affordable). Digital cockpit upgrades to meetcivil Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM)interoperability requirements provide opportunities to solve some technical andintegration challenges and enable more affordable retrofit of safety capabilities to legacyplatforms. Safety systems managers are leveraging technological advancements incommercial computing to improve crash recorder processing and memory capacity, andare exploring multi-functionality efficiencies (combining safety data recording, missiondata recording, safety algorithm processing, and more). Military Flight OperationsQuality Assurance (MFOQA), which leverages significant demonstrated success in thecommercial airline sector, is expected to provide the next transformational leap forwardtoward meeting DoD and SECNAV mishap reduction objectives.A-5 Flight Safety 1