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Fit2Fly Project

Published 2021-03-05 From Langley Research Center 3 authors
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Abstract

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NASA’s Fit2Fly project wants to make future commercial drone fleet operations routine, safe, and boring. How can future operators of commercial drone fleets know without a doubt that their aircraft are fit to fly? It is a tough problem, because every flight will effectively break the chain of custody for their aircraft, and having technicians do detailed inspections after each flight is not viable for large, busy fleets.

Authors

  • Garry D Qualls Langley Research Center
  • Casey Joseph Bakula Glenn Research Center
  • Jami Cathryn Drost Alcyon Technical Services (JV), LLC

Keywords

  • airworthiness
  • certification
  • commercial aviation
  • continuing airworthiness
  • automated inspection
  • aircraft inspection
  • robotic inspection
  • automated airworthiness assessment
  • airworthiness assessment
  • spectrum monitoring
  • unmanned aircraft
  • unmanned aircraft systems
  • unmanned aerial vehicles
  • urban air mobility
  • air taxi

Citation: Garry D Qualls, Casey Joseph Bakula, Jami Cathryn Drost (2021). Fit2Fly Project. Langley Research Center. NASA NTRS ID 20210010060. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210010060 ↗