tailieunhanh - Future Flight: A Review of the Small Aircraft Transportation System Concept

In August 1999, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) held a workshop at the request of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to examine its Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) concept. Individuals from the aviation, transportation infrastructure, public policy, research, and finance communities were invited to participate in the 2-day event, during which managers from NASA’s Office of Aerospace Technology described their ongoing efforts to advance the state of technology in general aviation and to further the development and use of advanced small aircraft as a means of personal transportation | SPECIAL REPORT 2 6 3 Transportation Research Board THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES SPECIAL REPORT 2 6 3 A Review of the Small Aircraft Transportation System Concept Committee for a Study of Public-Sector Requirements for a Small Aircraft Transportation System Transportation Research Board National Research Council National Academy Press Washington . 2002 Transportation Research Board Special Report 263 Subscriber Category V aviation Transportation Research Board publications are available by ordering individual publications directly from the TRB Business Office through the Internet at or trb or by annual subscription through organizational or individual affiliation with TRB. Affiliates and library subscribers are eligible for substantial discounts. For further information contact the Transportation Research Board Business Office National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington DC 20418 telephone 202-334-3213 fax 202-334-2519 or e-mail TRBsales@ . Copyright 2002 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance. This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to the procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The study was sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data National Research Council . . Transportation Research Board. Committee for a