Rutgers University proposes anchoring fleet of Rutgers " Aquadromes" around Manhattan Island as landing spaces for STOL/VTOL aircraft; concept is based on construction of floating platforms, 1000 ft in diam, made of concrete and circular in shape; Aquadrome practicability studies using models are being planned now; these involve use of fully instrumented microconcrete models which will be tested for failure; other aspects involving flight operations and concept of inter-urban mass-air-transportation airliner concept in Tri-State Region of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.


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    Title :

    Floating airport -- Key to inter-city traffic


    Additional title:

    Astronautics and Aeronautics


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Development of inter-city airport

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