CHALLENGE FOR IMPROVED AIR CARGO CAPABILITY

The demands for large cargo airlift to the year 2000 are examined. The near and mid-term military needs require a substantial airlift improvement program. Mid-term emphasis must be for efficient, new civil capacity that can meet military emergency needs. The size of the air cargo business appears to still dictate use of a passenger derivative aircraft in this time period--rather than a dedicated air freighter. Military airlift commonality problems of loading heavy, outsize equipment must be resolved during the new aircraft design. The far-term airlift needs are for greater worldwide capability, which requires new technology and possibly a new aircraft configuration.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for SAE Meeting, 29 November-2 December 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Vaughan, J
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cargo; Aircraft; Emergencies; Equipment; Forecasting; Military aircraft; Military airlift; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft design
• Old TRIS Terms: Airlift operations
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172815
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 760883 Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM