Aerospace
Technical Paper

Some Factors Influencing OPERATING COST ANALYSES OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

480183

01/01/1948

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors
BYRON B. MASTERSON LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP.
CHARLES F. THOMAS LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP.
Abstract
Content
THE authors have found that of the many factors influencing ground and direct costs, these five have the greatest effect:
  1. 1.
    Payload.
  2. 2.
    Ratio of payload to number of passengers.
  3. 3.
    Number of ground stations.
  4. 4.
    Average length of passenger journey.
  5. 5.
    Administrative policy and efficiency.
The effects of these factors on a sample airline are shown in a series of graphs.
Meta Tags
Topics
Cost analysis
Affiliated or Co-Author
LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP.
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/480183
Pages
9
Citation
MASTERSON, B., and THOMAS, C., "Some Factors Influencing OPERATING COST ANALYSES OF TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT," SAE Technical Paper 480183, 1948, https://doi.org/10.4271/480183.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
Jan 1, 1948
Product Code
480183
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English