Notes on Antarctic Aviation

Antarctic aviation has been evolving for the best part of a century, with regular air operations developing over the past three or four decades. Antarctica is the last continent where aviation still depends almost entirely on expeditionary airfields and 'bush flying,' but change seems immi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mellor, Malcolm
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1993
Subjects:
Terminal Flight Facilities
*LANDING FIELDS
*ANTARCTIC REGIONS
REQUIREMENTS
AIRCRAFT
NETWORKS
AIR
INTERNATIONAL
RUNWAYS
FACILITIES
SURFACES
HISTORY
OPERATION
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA273018
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA273018
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Summary:Antarctic aviation has been evolving for the best part of a century, with regular air operations developing over the past three or four decades. Antarctica is the last continent where aviation still depends almost entirely on expeditionary airfields and 'bush flying,' but change seems imminent. This report describes the history of aviation in Antarctica, the types and characteristics of existing and proposed airfield facilities, and the characteristics of aircraft suitable for Antarctic use. It now seems possible for Antarctic aviation to become an extension of mainstream international aviation. The basic requirement is a well-distributed network of hard-surface airfields that can be used safely by conventional aircraft, together with good international collaboration. The technical capabilities already exist.

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