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July 02, 2010 (newstodate): In Europe, all civil fixed-wing turbine-engine aircraft with a maximum take-off mass over 5,700 kg or a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of over 19 are required to have an Airborne Collision Avoidance System II, ACAS II.
The ACAS was introduced in order to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions or near mid-air collisions between aircraft and serves as a last-resort life-belt.
But today the airspace is being filled with small corporate jets and unmanned aircraft, falling outside the existing ACAS 2 requirement.
It is expected that the number of very light jets and light jets weighing less than 5,700 kg will grow steadily around the world and the use of unmanned aircraft systems is no longer confined to military operations.
EUROCONTROL is therefore now looking into this serious issue in preparation for ACAS requirements to be expanded into new areas.
The ACAS was introduced in order to reduce the risk of mid-air collisions or near mid-air collisions between aircraft and serves as a last-resort life-belt.
But today the airspace is being filled with small corporate jets and unmanned aircraft, falling outside the existing ACAS 2 requirement.
It is expected that the number of very light jets and light jets weighing less than 5,700 kg will grow steadily around the world and the use of unmanned aircraft systems is no longer confined to military operations.
EUROCONTROL is therefore now looking into this serious issue in preparation for ACAS requirements to be expanded into new areas.