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Analysis of Small Aircraft as a Transportation SystemAn analysis was conducted to examine the market viability of small aircraft as a transportation mode in competition with automobile and scheduled commercial air travel by estimating the pool of users that would potentially switch to on-demand air travel due to cost/time savings. The basis for the analysis model was the Integrated Air Transportation System Evaluation Tool (IATSET) which was developed under contract to NASA by the Logistics Management Institute. IATSET is a macroeconomic model that predicts at a National level the mode choice between automobile, scheduled air, and on-demand air travel based on the value of a travelers time and monetary cost of the trip. A number of modifications are detailed to the original IATSET to better model the changing small aircraft environment. The potential trip market was modeled for the Eclipse 500 operated as a corporate jet and as an air taxi for the business travel market. The Cirrus 20R and a $80K single engine piston aircraft (based on automobile manufacturing technology) are evaluated in the pleasure and personal business travel market.
Document ID
20020078064
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Dollyhigh, Samuel M. (Swales Aerospace Hampton, VA United States)
Yackovetsky, Robert E.
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 2002
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.16:211927
NASA/CR-2002-211927
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-00135
PROJECT: RTOP 706-87-11-04
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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