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Aircraft Association presented a proposal to create a new vintage aircraft certification category during this week 's FAA / Industry Aging Aircraft Summit at Overland Park , Kansas . ) The summit also elicited a number of new questions regarding the EAA / VAA draft proposal EAA has since developed an FAQ / background document that answers many of these questions and better explains many issues surrounding aging aircraft . D.C ., Tom also met with FAA Administrator Marion Blakey , numerous FAA senior managers , and a key representative of the Department of Transportation for discussions on a variety of subjects including the sport pilot / light-sport aircraft rulemaking progress , operational issues for homebuilt aircraft , and aging aircraft . The F-16 acquisition approach allowed the timely and affordable delivery of aircraft and capability to meet the warfighter 's needs , including the recapitalization of aging aircraft . But all companies will still write insurance allowing a shop to work on any age aircraft . Current and ongoing academy engineering projects include : building homes for the Navajo Nation , launching rockets to 100 kilometers , developing and verifying computational and electromagnetic codes used to reduce the radar cross section of modern aircraft , studying ways to extend the life of aging aircraft and designing a satellite for a 2005 launch .