Study of Methane Fuel For Subsonic Transport Aircraft (Проработка применения метана как топлива для дозвуковых самолетов)

NASA, 1980. 368 р.This is the final report of a study on the use of methane as a cryogenic fuel for subsonic transport aircraft. It covers not only the cost and performance implications relative to the aircraft, but· addresses the airport facility requirements for the liquefaction and storage of methane as a fuel supply. The work was done under contract NAS 1-15239 for the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. Mr. Robert D. Witcofski of the Aeronautical Systems Division was the NASA technical monitor for the study. The Lockheed-California Company was the prime contractor to NASA and the work was performed in the Commercial Advanced Design Division at Burbank, California. Important phases of the work which required specialization were subcontracted to other organizations. The individuals named below were the principal contributors.