Improving short-haul air transportation : the RTOL approach.

Details

• Creators:
  Watros, Gary C.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Air Transportation Local Service Airlines Short Haul STOL Aircraft
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FAA-72-4
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  This report on the RTOL (Reduced Take-off and Landing) system is one of three six-week studies commissioned by the FAA V/STOL Special Projects Office to gather information pursuant to the preparation of a long-range, short-haul air transportation program plan. The RTOL system is proposed as a pragmatic approach to increasing air system capacity, reducing system congestion and improving ground access. Basically, it entails the shifting of most non-connecting, short-haul air travel from saturated hub airports (La Guardia, O'Hare, etc.) to existing but under-utilized metropolitan airports (RTOL ports), using quiet RTOL aircraft. This report defines th eRTOL concept and investigates its feasibility and potential.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:706334f9197eafafb09ff337a4dfd426a6e2386410d9e49b197446c3a456efc9913df0a4127225632784c0bbd141a1699bd102b0eb551de9598b0ad753887bc7
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9173/dot_9173_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.13 MB ]