Tilt rotors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey airport system [electronic resource] : executive summary / Jerome Aroesty, David Rubenson, Geoffrey Gosling
- Author
- Aroesty, Jerome
- Published
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1992.
- Physical Description
- vii, 14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Rubenson, David, 1954-, Gosling, Geoffrey David, Rand Corporation, and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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- Summary
- This study examines market, infrastructure, technology, and policy requirements for sustained commercial tilt-rotor service between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey service area and other cities in the high-volume, short-haul market. It examines the feasibility, benefits, and drawbacks of using the major Port Authority airports (John F. Kennedy, La Guardia, and Newark), to support tilt-rotor service to high-volume destinations currently served by turboprop aircraft operated by regional airlines. The authors conclude that the unique features of the tilt rotor offer a significant opportunity to reduce airport congestion, but realizing such benefits may take many years. The estimated costs of the tilt rotor, public doubts about a vehicle that many people associate with helicopters, and the apparent unwillingness of the airlines to participate suggest that the tilt rotor will need time to earn acceptance.
- Report Numbers
- RAND/R-3971/1-PA
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- ISBN
- 0833011936
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