Technology options for an enhanced air cargo system
- Author
- Winston, M. M.
- Published
- Oct 1, 1979.
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- 1 electronic document
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- A view of potential enhancements to the air cargo system through technology application is provided. NASA's role in addressing deficiencies of the current civil and military air cargo systems is outlined. The evolution of conventional airfreighter design is traced and projected through the 1990's. Also, several advanced airfreighter concepts incorporating unconventional design features are described to show their potentials benefits. A number of ongoing NASA technology programs are discussed to indicate the wide range of advanced technologies offering potential benefits to the air cargo system. The promise of advanced airfreighters is then viewed in light of the future air cargo infrastructure predicted by extensive systems studies. The derived outlook concludes that the aircraft technology benefits may be offset somewhat by adverse economic, environmental, and institutional constraints.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note
- Document ID: 19800003826.
Accession ID: 80N12076.
NASA-TM-80173.
ASCE Natl. Convention; 22-26 Oct. 1979; Atlanta. - Terms of Use and Reproduction
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