“飞行2000”FAA未能在其1998年预算中获得“飞行2000”所需的最初资金,但美国总统克林顿在该局1999年的预算中为该项目拨了9000万美元.与此同时,FAA希望这个4亿美元的验证项目将减轻美国国家空域系统(NAS)现代化的风险.FAA把“飞行2000”项目作为通向自由飞行之路,将对自由飞行进行大规模的试验,以满足美国政府加速发展现代化NAS要求. FAA Flight 2000 failed to secure the initial funding required for Flight 2000 in its 1998 budget, but U.S. President Bill Clinton allocated $ 90 million for the project in its budget for 1999. At the same time, the FAA It is hoped that this $ 400 million certification program will reduce the risk of the modernization of the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). “FAA’s use of the” Flight 2000 "project as a gateway to free flight will be accompanied by a large-scale trial of free flight to meet the needs of the U.S. government Accelerate the development of modern NAS requirements.