The Very Large Subsonic Transport (VLST) is a multi-use commercial passenger, commercial cargo, and military airlifter roughly 50% larger than the current Lockheed C-5 and Boeing 747. A successful VLST must meet airline requirements for more passenger and cargo capacity on congested routes into slot-limited airports and also provide a cost effective heavy airlift capacity to support the overseas deployment of US military forces. Key issues and technologies unique to the VLST include: large composite structures; dynamic control of a large, flexible structure; aircraft noise requirements for aircraft over 850,000 pounds; and increased aircraft separation due to increased wake vortex generation. Other issues, while not unique to the VLST, will critically impact the ability to build an efficient and affordable aircraft include: active control systems: Fly-By-Light/Power-By-Wire (FBL/PBW); high lift systems; flight deck associate systems; laminar flow; emergency egress; and modular design. The VLST will encounter severe restrictions on weight, ground flotation, span, length, and door height to operate at current airports/bases, gates, and cargo loading systems.
Future of Very Large Subsonic Transports
1996
32 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aircraft , Air transportation , Aircraft design , Aircraft production costs , Subsonic aircraft , Transport aircraft , Design to cost , Aircraft noise , Commercial aircraft , Composite structures , Economic factors , Military aircraft , Passenger aircraft
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