SEGREGATING THE AIRCRAFT

IT IS POINTED OUT THAT VARIOUS PRESSURES HAVE BEEN WORKING AGAINST THE SIMPLE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING PASSENGERS BETWEEN AIRCRAFT AND TERMINAL BUILDINGS. THE SOLUTION TO THESE PRESSURES HAS BEEN TO BRING AIRCRAFT INTO DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE BUILDINGS SERVING THEM BY MAKING USE OF FLEXIBLE MOBILE BRIDGES. HOWEVER, SEVERAL PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THIS APPROACH HAVE LED TO DESIGN SOLUTIONS, WORKING BASICALLY ON A "SEPARATION" THEORY. THE NEW APPROACH INVOLVES TOTAL SEPARATION BETWEEN AIRCRAFT AND PERMANENT BUILDINGS, ALLOWING EACH TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY WITH LITTLE CROSS-INTERFERENCE. DULLES AIRPORT USES MOBILE LOUNGES TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS FROM TERMINAL TO AIRCRAFT. IN ANOTHER AIRPORT PASSENGERS WILL BE SHUTTLED FROM THE CENTRAL TERMINAL BUILDING TO HOLD-ROOM CLUSTERS ON AN UNDERGROUND SYSTEM OF THREE DUAL-TRACK AUTOMATED "JETCARS." /IAA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Flight International

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• Authors:
  • Mayes, B
• Publication Date: 1972-6-15

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 870a-3
• Serial:
  • Volume: 101

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airports; Passengers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Segregation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226658
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Aerospace Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM