CARGO DENSITY VARIATIONS: A CHALLENGE TO AIR TRANSPORT,

Abstract

It is shown that cargo densities, and particularly variations in cargo density from flight to flight, are important in many phases of air transportation. These variations affect the matching of airlift capabilities with airlift requirements; the designing of transport aircraft; the selecting of aircraft for a fleet; the routing of aircraft; and the allocating of airlift. It is emphasized that cargo densities vary considerably from flight to flight and from route to route. When one thinks and plans in terms of some average density, as if cargo densities were always the same, one runs the risk of making wrong decisions and promoting inefficiency. In many instances these mistakes can be avoided and examples are given of how better estimates and decisions might sometimes be reached. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 24, 1955
Accession Number
AD0604934

Entities

People

  • R. E. Bickner

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Surface Transportation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transport Ships
  • Transportation
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Educational Psychology