ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF A UNITED STATES SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT UPON AIRPORTS AND ENROUTE SUPPORT SERVICES. VOLUME I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Abstract

The report defines the economic implications to government and local agencies of modifications to airports, terminals, and enroute support facilities as a result of the introduction of a United States supersonic transport aircraft (SST) into scheduled commercial service by United States and foreign carriers. Costs associated with modifications to the ground environment and enroute support services which advanced, high-capacity commercial transport aircraft may require are identified. Only those improvement programs beyond the normal planning responses to increased traffic and technology advancements are attributed to the larger, faster airliners which will fly within the next 9 years. The costs of these aircraft-sponsored modification programs are allocated among the four competing aircraft: stretched subsonic (DC-8-63), high-capacity subsonics (B-747 and L-500), Concorde, and United States SST.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1966
Accession Number
AD0651657

Entities

People

  • George W. S. Johnson
  • John B. Burcham Jr.
  • Kelly J. Black
  • Richard C. Hannon
  • Ronald E. Morris

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Economic Analysis
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Meteorology
  • Navigation
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Supersonic Transport Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics