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Aviation: The Timeless Industry
Aviation: The Timeless Industry
Pages 29-36
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leadership in civil aeronautics if we allow ourselves to become complacent. This paradox stems from the fact that world airline economics are in dreadful shape, even though opportunities for technical advances in civil aviation abound.
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There appears to be no uniform national strategy to encourage and accommodate the planned, healthy growth of air transportation. For example, the United States and other large industrial nations suffer from the debilitating congestion of their airports and related infrastructure.
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Coupled with the European success in the large aircraft market is the intense competition in the small, regional jet transport market for 50- to LOO-passenger aircraft—a market dominated by foreign products such as the British Aerospace BAE 146, the Canadair Regional let, the SAAB 2000, and the Fokker 100. This erosion of market share applies to propulsion as well.
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Substantial gains are available to subsonic aviation in environmental areas such as noise reduction and cleaner engine operation. More stringent environmental requirements are certain to be forthcoming.
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The Europeans and the Japanese will continue to be aggressive in this area, and we must stay ahead of them if they are to continue to be our partners rather than the reverse. With the purpose of strengthening its national position, the United States should lead the world in bringing together the world's best human and technical resources toward a goal of creating more-affordable advanced subsonic flight systems.
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I should acid that our successful military engagement—Desert Storm was helped considerably by the vastly improved, re-engined KC-135R tankers with CFM56 engines. When T look at international technical and economic partnerships, ~ see two blades of grass growing where one grew before, and that is good for everyone.
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companies can help expand the aviation market by making travel more affordable to the ultimate customer, the more secure they will make the United States in maintaining its leadership in aviation technology. My second point is this: Our industry needs well-reasoned U.S.
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We need a civil aeronautics initiative that makes the aviation industry a national priority. Finally, we need the youth of the nation to be engaged by the vision and excitement that this industry holds for their future.
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