FUTURE OF LARGE CARGO AIRCRAFT

A survey shows the development of air cargo from 1960 to 1970. The advantages of large cargo aircraft must be further improved through mechanized ground handling systems and unitized loads. These aircraft with their low tonmile costs must be designed to allow a streamlined traffic flow with an integrated system of materials handling and operating into and out of mechanized terminals with suitable documentation and in-transit control.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  Technical Information Service, 750 Third Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Klumpp, H F
• Publication Date: 1966-12-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo aircraft; History
• Uncontrolled Terms: Large aircraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; History;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00073706
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION LABORATORY, MIT DEPT. OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
• Report/Paper Numbers: 66-1018
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM