ATC Accomodation of Fuel Conservative Turbojet Operations.

Abstract

This study estimates and compares the fuel savings potential of each of five fuel conservation ideas which, if adopted, would require significant changes to the Federal Air Regulations or in the way the air traffic control system operates. The five ideas are (1) absorb landing delays before leaving en route airspace, (2) permit cleaner, higher speed approach and landing procedures, (3) lower the altitude restriction on the 250 knot speed limit in TCAs, (4) increase the number of flight levels above 29,000 feet, and (5) eliminate fixed cruise or crossing altitude restrictions. Comparative estimates of the fuel-saving potential of each of these ideas are developed, both on a per-flight basis and on an annual national basis. For three of the more promising ideas, the potential implementation problems and possible solutions are identified and explored. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059050

Entities

People

  • Barry M. Horowitz
  • Norman O. Eaddy
  • Richard A. Rucker
  • Satish C. Mohleji

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Elevation
  • Energy Management
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space