Military utility of very large airplanes and alternative fuels

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:6942152

Mikolowsky, W T; Noggle, L W; Stanley, W L

Synthetic chemical fuels and nuclear fuels were evaluated for use in very large airplanes (VLA's). Candidate fuels included synthetic jet fuel, liquid hydrogen, liquid methane, methanol, ethanol, ammonia, and gasoline. Airplane life-cycle costs and life-cycle energy consumption are estimated, and energy and cost effectiveness are evaluated. It is concluded that a synthetic conventional hydrocarbon jet fuel remains the most attractive for military aircraft. (PMA)

• Research Organization: RAND Corp., Santa Monica, Calif. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6942152
• Report Number(s): P-5994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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