An Evaluation of Very Large Airplanes and Alternative Fuels

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by  William T. Mikolowsky

R-1889/1-AF
December 1976

An Evaluation of Very Large Alrplanes
and Alternative. Fuels:
Executive Summary

W. T. Mikolowsky

A Project AIR FORCE report
prepared tor the
United States Alr Force
Research sponsarad hy the Directorate of Operational Requirements, Deputy Chict
‘of Staf/Research and Usvelopment, Hg. USAF under Contract F49620-77-C-0023.
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R-1889/1-AF
December 1976

An Evaluation of Very Large Airplanes
and Alternative Fuels:
Executive Summary

W. T. Mikolowsky

A Project AIR FORCE report
prepared for the
United States Alr Force

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