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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778118503321

Titolo

Improving the efficiency of engines for large nonfighter aircraft [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Analysis of Air Force Engine Efficiency Improvement Options for Large Non-fighter Aircraft , Air Force Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-17913-0

1-280-94139-1

9786610941391

0-309-66765-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

629.134/35

Soggetti

Airplanes - Motors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Selection of Candidates""; ""3 Proposed Engine Modifications and Re-engining ""; ""4 TF33 Series Powered Aircraft""; ""5 Recurring and Nonrecurring Cost Estimations""; ""6 Other Considerations""; ""7 Alternative Fuels""; ""8 Technology Preparedness and Insertion""; ""9 Acquisition, Financing, and Support""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers""; ""Appendix C: Key Recommendations from Previous Studies""

""Appendix D: Background Information on Re-engining Requirements""""Appendix E: Background Information on Lessons Learned from Previous Re-engining  Programs""; ""Appendix F: Background Information on Re-engining the C-130""; ""Appendix G: Sensitivity Analysis""