| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 122 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Special report / Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 263 |
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Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 263.
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| 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 |
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Aircraft OperatorsRelevant 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 |
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Desirability of a Small Aircraft Transportation SystemKey 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Local service airlines -- United States
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- Planning
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Air travel -- United States
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TRANSPORTATION -- Aviation -- Commercial.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics.
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- Planning
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Air travel
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Local service airlines
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0309550572 |
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9780309550574 |
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