ECONOMIC REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS OF CIVIL AIR NAVIGATION ALTERNATIVES. VOLUME II

This report summarizes a study whose objectives were to: Develop a life cycle cost computer model to evaluate various alternative civil aviation navigation systems; Project government implementation and recurring costs and user avionics costs associated with each alternative; Develop rational implementation/transition scenarios for various combinations of the systems to provide civil air navigation coverage in the CONUS, Alaska, Oceanic and Off-shore regions; and make an initial assessment of the economic impact upon the FAA and civil aviation users for each scenario. Alternatives evaluated were VOR/DME, Loran-C, Omega, Differential Omega, and GPS. The least costly alternative, based upon combined civil user and FAA costs, was found to be continued use of VOR/DME. Sole use of GPS was found to be the most costly alternative.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, AD-A058272.
• Corporate Authors:

  Systems Control, Incorporated

  260 Sheridan Avenue
  Palo Alto, CA  United States  94306
• Authors:
  • Solomon, H L
• Publication Date: 1978-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 490 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Avionics; Civil aviation; Computer programs; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic analysis; Economic impacts; General aviation; Global Positioning System; Impacts; Life cycle costing; Loran; Loran C; Mathematical models; Navigation; Navigation systems; Offshore structures; Omega navigation system; Systems analysis; Tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Old TRIS Terms: Loran-c navigation system; Omega navigation; Test and evaluation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Economics; Finance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00181947
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-ASP-78-3-VOL-2 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA75WA-3662
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1979 12:00AM