Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research
Established June 2001
Established June 2001
Accomplishments Reports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established a Center of Excellence (COE) in the technology area of general aviation (GA) in 2001. General aviation, commonly known as GA, is defined as all aviation other than military and commercial airlines. GA aircraft range from small, single-engine planes to mid-size turboprops to the larger turbofans capable of intercontinental non-stop flying. General aviation supports business and recreation, and serves a diversity of needs from emergency medical evaluations to border patrols, fire fighting, state governments, universities, companies and individuals.
The Center for General Aviation Research (CGAR) is concerned with the following GA research areas: safety, management, communications, icing, runways, fuel system safety technologies, aircraft standards, training of pilots and inspectors and airport studies. The distribution of current CGAR research activities is indicated in the chart below.