An Economic Analysis of a Government Sponsored, Commercial Convertible Aircraft.

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the time interval and associated discounted program costs of a government sponsored convertible aircraft. Through the use of a computer model, the researchers examined the relationship of deflated Gross National Product growth, historical air commerce trends, and simulated changes in the composition of the U.S. air carrier fleet resulting from the demand for air transportation. Further, the study examined the impact of wide-bodied aircraft lower hold cargo capability on attaining 100 wide-bodied cargo capable aircraft by 1990 as well as reimbursement by airlines for initial government sponsorship costs when convertible aircraft are transitioned to a freighter mode.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047633

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Morgan
  • Stanley L. Mead

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer Programs
  • Economic Analysis
  • Freight Transportation
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis