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Economic Viability of NASA's Next-Generation Aviation Paradigm: A Summary of Research Findings
Technical Paper
2002-01-2924
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
This paper summarizes several years of research which considered the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's assertion that the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) will be an economical alternative to automobile and airline travel, when considering the value of travelers' time. Performance was studied in the corporate aviation environment, using NASA's metric for cost effectiveness. Cost, cost effectiveness, and the sensitivity of cost effectiveness to key independent variables were examined. Analyses shed favorable light on NASA's premise.
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McGrath, R., "Economic Viability of NASA's Next-Generation Aviation Paradigm: A Summary of Research Findings," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-2924, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2924.Also In
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