A preliminary assessment of the research and technology that NASA could undertake to improve small transport aircraft is presented. The advanced technologies currently under study for potential application to the small transport aircraft of the future are outlined. Background information on the commuter and shorthaul local service air carriers, the regulations pertaining to their aircraft and operations, and the overall airline system interface is included.
Small Transport Aircraft Technology. A Report for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate
1979
77 pages
Report
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English