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.
Floating airport -- Key to inter-city traffic
Astronautics and Aeronautics
Astronautics and Aeronautics ; 5 , n 9
1967
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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