Improvement in aircraft performance reduces operating costs

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Automot. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6952343

The escalation of jet transport fuel prices has altered traditional economic formulas for commercial airplane operators. This economic change has provided the impetus to develop improvements for existing production run transports such as the Boeing 727, 737, and 747 airplanes. Improvements have been made in drag reduction, propulsion system, weight reduction, and operation.

• OSTI ID: 6952343
• Journal Information: Automot. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 90:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIRCRAFT
FUEL ECONOMY
OPERATING COST
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
DRAG
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PROPULSION
ROUGHNESS
SEALS
WEIGHT
COMPUTERS
COST
SURFACE PROPERTIES
320201* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Transportation- Air & Aerospace