EXAMINATION OF THE COSTS, BENEFITS AND ENERGY CONSERVATION ASPECTS OF THE NASA AIRCRAFT FUEL CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

The costs and benefits of the NASA Aircraft Fuel Conservation Technology Program are discussed. Consideration is given to a present worth analysis of the planned program expenditures, an examination of the fuel savings to be obtained by the year 2005 and the worth of this fuel savings relative to the investment required, a comparison of the program funding with that planned by other Federal agencies for energy conservation, an examination of the private industry aeronautical research and technology financial posture for the period FY 76 - FY 85, and an assessment of the potential impacts on air and noise pollution. To aid in this analysis, a computerized fleet mix forecasting model was developed. This model enables the estimation of fuel consumption and present worth of fuel expenditures for selected commerical aircraft fleet mix scenarios.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ultrasystems, Incorporated

  500 Newport Center Drive
  Newport Beach, CA  United States  92660
• Publication Date: 1975-11-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 66 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Aircraft fuels; Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Computer programs; Costs; Economic analysis; Economics; Energy conservation; Environment; Environmental impacts; Federal government; Forecasting; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Investments; Noise; Private enterprise
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel management
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Energy; Environment; Finance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166214
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-152683, REPT-8291-01
• Contract Numbers: NASW-2859
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1978 12:00AM