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The personal aircraft: Status and issuesPaper summarizes the status of personal air transportation with emphasis upon VTOL and converticar capability. The former obviates the need for airport operations for personal aircraft whereas the latter provides both ground and air capability in the same vehicle. Fully automatic operation, ATC and navigation is stressed along with consideration of acoustic, environmental and cost issues.
Document ID
19950014271
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Anders, Scott G. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Asbury, Scott C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Brentner, Kenneth S. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bushnell, Dennis M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Glass, Christopher E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hodges, William T. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Morris, Shelby J., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Scott, Michael A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1994
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:109174
NASA-TM-109174
Accession Number
95N20688
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 232-01-04-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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