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Title: JUMBO JET AIRCRAFT AND THE IMPACT THEY WILL HAVE ON TRANSPORTATION
Accession Number: 00241100
Record Type: Component
Abstract: DESIGN FEATURES OF THE LOCKHEED C-5A AND THE BOEING 747 ARE PRESENTED GRAPHICALLY AND DISCUSSED. AIRCRAFT OF THIS SIZE WHEN IN OPERATION WILL ADD TO THE GIGANTIC TRAFFIC JAMS AT THE AIRPORT, ON THE RUNWAYS, IN THE SKY, AND ON CONNECTING DOWNTOWN HIGHWAYS. SOME OF THE MAMMOTH TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ARE DISCUSSED: (1) A STANDARDIZED GROUP OF INTERMODAL CONTAINERS, (2) A STANDARDIZED INTERMODAL PALLET OR PALLETS, (3) A STANDARDIZED MODERN INTERMODAL MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM, (4) ADDITIONAL MODERN AIR TERMINALS, (5) DOUBLE-DECK AND/OR TRIPLE-DECK PARKING LOTS, (6) HIGHSPEED COMMUTER TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, (7) HIGH-SPEED ADVANCED DESIGN HIGHWAY SYSTEMS, (8) SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR AIRPLANES AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, AND (9) COMPUTERIZATION AND AUTOMATION FOR PASSPORT, TICKET, AND BAGGAGE CHECKS.
Supplemental Notes: Paper sponsored by Special Committee on International Cooperative Activities and presented at the 47th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410179
Report/Paper Numbers: No. 234
Authors: Pursifull, L JPagination: pp 1-17
Publication Date: 1968
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 30 1994 12:00AM
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