Future flight : a review of the small aircraft transportation system concept / Committee for a Study of Public-Sector Requirements for a Small Aircraft Transportation System, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for a Study of Public-Sector Requirements for a Small Aircraft Transportation System.

Series:

Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 263.

Special report / Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 263

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local service airlines--United States.

Local service airlines.

Aeronautics, Commercial--United States--Planning.

Aeronautics, Commercial.

Air travel--United States.

Air travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Future Flight: A Review of the Small Aircraft Transportation System Concept""; ""National Academy of Sciences""; ""Committee for a Study of Public-Sector Requirements for a Small Aircraft Transportation System""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 - Study Overview and Aims""; ""Background on the SATS Vision""; ""SATS 5-Year Program Plan""; ""Study Aim and Approach""; ""Report Organization""; ""2 - U.S. Civil Aviation Fleet, Airport, and Airway Use Characteristics""; ""U.S. Aircraft Fleet""; ""Fleet Use Characteristics""; ""Airports""; ""Airspace System""

""Aircraft Operators""""Relevant Findings""; ""3 - Air Transportation Challenges: Enhancing Capacity, Service, Safety, and Environmental Compatibility""; ""Congestion and Delay in Commercial Air Transportation""; ""Small-Community Access to Air Transportation""; ""Civil Aviation Safety""; ""Environmental Compatibility""; ""Findings Relevant for Analyzing SATS""; ""4 - Analysis of Small Aircraft Transportation System Concept""; ""Prospects for Technology Development and Deployment""; ""Airport and Airspace Compatibilities""; ""Assessing User Demand""

""Desirability of a Small Aircraft Transportation System""""Key Findings from Analyses""; ""5 - Summary Assessment and Advice""; ""Recap of SATS Concept and Technology Program""; ""Summary of Key Findings""; ""Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""Concluding Observations""; ""Afterword: Small Aircraft Transportation System and Aviation Security""; ""Study Committee Biographical Information""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-55057-2

OCLC:

923274185