Research Article
May 1973
STOL Aircraft Flight and Landing Area Considerations
Author: John M. RiebeAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 99, Issue 2
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Current research to achieve a technically and socially acceptable short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft system to help alleviate present air transportation congestion is outlined considering both flight and runway elements. The aerodynamic jet-flap propulsive-lift concept is briefly reviewed with proposed turbofan powered-lift aircraft. Short, single direction, and possibly elevated runways are considered for use in high-land-cost urban areas. Aircraft capability is being developed to enable operations under high crosswind conditions, possibly through the use of crosswind landing gears or crosswind-reducing fences erected along the sides of the runway. Techniques are being developed to insure smooth wind flow over elevated STOL ports, such as on the roofs of buildings; and emergency arresting systems are under study to contain the aircraft on the runway. Heating and grooving of the runway has been explored analytically as a method of keeping the required runway length short by guaranteeing runway friction even under ice and snow conditions.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 99 • Issue 2 • May 1973
Pages: 339 - 351
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1973
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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John M. Riebe
Aero-Space Technologist, V/STOL Program Off., Low-Speed Aircraft Div., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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