PASSENGERS IN CONTAINERS

A futuristic vision of future passenger and cargo transport is presented. To speed up lengthy transit operations, passengers would be accommodated in comfortable, compartment-like containers. Several diagrams show how such containers can be accommodated aboard an aircraft or a helicopter, on a truck, or in a railroad car. A system would result in great economy in both cost and time. Of particular importance is such a system for cargo traffic.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Tran-Transl. Into English from Sots. Industriya (Ussr), 21 Apr. 1977 p 4. Subm-Transl. By Transemantics, Inc., Washington, D. C.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  600 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20546
• Authors:
  • Tarkhanovskiy, V
• Publication Date: 1977-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Commodities; Containers; Economic analysis; Energy consumption; Freight transportation; Materials management; Passenger transportation; Passengers; Rapid transit; Transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation energy; Transporter
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176137
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-75078
• Contract Numbers: NASW-2792
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1981 12:00AM