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The Future of Short-Haul Transport Aircraft
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Recently, major economic and regulatory changes have occurred which have initiated shifts in short-haul airline service patterns and aircraft technology requirements. Faced with rapidly escalating fuel costs, larger airlines have begun to move their jet transports to longer, more profitable routes. The short-haul routes left by the larger airlines are being serviced by the rapidly growing commuter airlines, largely using small turboprop powered aircraft.
The transition to more efficient aircraft for short-haul will continue and, in the future, most short-haul operations will be performed by specialized propeller and rotor driven aircraft. This paper presents the results of some recent design studies of short-haul transport aircraft technology and provides illustrations of some potential future designs.
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Williams, L., "The Future of Short-Haul Transport Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 800755, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4271/800755.Also In
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- Schlansky Mark H. “Restructuring of the Airline Industry Under Deregulation: The Domestic Route Network” presentation to the 59th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Aviation Demand Forecasting Washington, D. C. January 22 1980
- Dugan, J. F. Bencze, D. P. Williams, L. J. “Advanced Turboprop Technology Development” AIAA Paper No. 77–1223 August 1977