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Air Transport System

  • Unique approach of deriving aircraft design requirements from the transport system point of view i.e. all technologies and procedures of the different aircraft systems stakeholders
  • Contains a methodology to compare aircraft transportation systems with other transportation systems on an energy level basis
  • Contains a lot of supporting charts and checklists
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. The Air Transport System

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 1-17
  3. Historical Development of Air Transport

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 19-38
  4. Market Aspects

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 39-71
  5. The Regulatory Framework of the Air Transportation System

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 73-106
  6. Aircraft Characteristics

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 107-155
  7. Aircraft Manufacturer

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 157-186
  8. Airlines

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 187-223
  9. Airport and Infrastructure

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 225-269
  10. Air Navigation Services

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 271-310
  11. Environmental Aspects of Air Transport

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 311-345
  12. Challenges and Competition of Air Transport

    • Dieter Schmitt, Volker Gollnick
    Pages 347-377

About this book

The book addresses all major aspects to be considered for the design and operation of aircrafts within the entire transportation chain.

It provides the basic information about the legal environment, which defines the basic requirements for aircraft design and aircraft operation. The interactions between  airport, air traffic management and the airlines are described. The market forecast methods and the aircraft development process are explained to understand the very complex and risky business of an aircraft manufacturer. The principles of flight physics as basis for aircraft design are presented and linked to the operational and legal aspects of air transport including all environmental impacts.

The book is written for graduate students as well as for engineers and experts, who are working in aerospace industry, at airports or in the domain of transport and logistics.


Authors and Affiliations

  • ARTS-DS Aeronautical Reserach & Technology Service, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Dieter Schmitt

  • Technical University Hamburg-Harburg, Institute for Air Transportation Systems, Hamburg, Germany

    Volker Gollnick

About the authors

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Gollnick studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig. After his degree in 1991 he worked as a flight test engineer and project manager at the German Forces Flight Test Center before he became a project manager for aerospace test and simulation systems and the head of department for Cockpit Systems and Simulation at Eurocopter, Munich in 1999. Since 2007 he is director of the institute "Air Transportation Systems" at the University of Hamburg-Harburg. Also he is director of the DLR-research group for Air Transportation Systems and Technology Assessment.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Schmitt earned his degree in in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt. After his promotion in 1976 he worked as an flight mechanics engineer at MBB (Hamburg) before he became the general manager of the Research and Development Department at Airbus in Toulouse. From 1996 to 2002 he was head of the Institute of Aviation Technologies at the Technical University Munich. Until 2007 he was vice-president for "Future Projects and Technologies" at Airbus and is now retired.

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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