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

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
09 BIOMASS FUELS
AIRCRAFT
SYNTHETIC FUELS
AVIATION FUELS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
AMMONIA
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ETHANOL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
GASOLINE
HYDROGEN FUELS
JET ENGINE FUELS
LIFE-CYCLE COST
METHANE
METHANOL
NUCLEAR POWER
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
COST
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FLUIDS
FUELS
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER
330800* - Emission Control- Alternative Fuels
298000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Consumption & Utilization
090000 - Biomass Fuels