It appears NASA's studies of the future of air travel and air taxi concepts. By studying these possible futures we may find our selves ready to accept flying cars in everyone's garage.
Spoke and Hub and the future of Commercial Air Travel has changed drastically over the last two-decades. The proof being the advancement in the marketplace by discount airline carriers of course and the most recent acceleration coming about with fractional jet aircraft market. Here are two great websites so you can read up on this futuristic concept and the innovations rapidly approaching reality.
Embry Riddle SATS Program
http://sats.erau.edu/whatissats.html
NASA Langley SATS Program
http://sats.nasa.gov/
We may find ourselves sooner than expected with flying cars, perhaps similar to the cars in the movie; "Minority Report" with Tom Cruise. This of course is only one possible future; Net-Centric cars, which lock into the system and communicate with one another, like bids in a giant flock. No more traffic jams. The Spoke and Hub was a creation of the larger Airlines and Fred Smith's Fed Ex concept. But even now we are seeing Fed Ex pre-sort and send much of the packages direct, rather than to the Memphis Mid-Night Sort. Which indeed is something to see and is recommended for any logistics or distribution student as the economies of scale nearly pay for the extra distances that many packages travel thru the night to reach you by 10 AM guaranteed the next morning.
NASA is rapidly working on ways to improve safety and efficiency in the movement of people around the globe, which will free up air-traffic and alleviate some of the over worked and over used airports of our nation. Think on this.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs
![]() Google News Updated : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:51:44 GMT Obama lavished with airtime -- and criticism - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - As the media moves to correct itself for glowing coverage of the Democrat, it's entering a period of shallow analysis. By ON THE MEDIA, JAMES RAINEY It seems like just about everybody has spent the last week beating up on the media for showering too ... Veterans group hits McCain on troop pullout 'Generation Gap' Widens in the 2008 Electorate Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:43:11 GMT Powerful quake injures 92 in Japan - CNN
CNN - (CNN) -- A strong earthquake injured 92 people and destroyed 31 buildings in northern Japan on Thursday, authorities said. People at an auto dealership in Karumai, Japan, clean up glass shards after a strong earthquake Thursday. Japan's North Hit by Magnitude-6.8 Quake; 95 Injured (Update3) Powerful earthquake hits Japan, dozens injured Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:51:37 GMT Bashir Visits Darfur, Pledges Sudan Will Protect Relief Workers - Bloomberg
Bloomberg - By Paul Tighe July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Sudan's President Umar al-Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in the Darfur conflict, visited the region yesterday and pledged to provide security for international relief ... Bashir returns to Darfur How Sudan Was Brought to Court Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:39:29 GMT "X-Files" movie both satisfies and disappoints - Seattle Times Seattle Times - Mulder and Scully are together again in "X-Files: I Want to Believe." The story may be silly, but the agents' romance is compelling as ever. The X-Files: I Want to Believe AU Review Scully have I loved Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:01:06 GMT Pittsburgh Cancer Center Warns of Cell Phone Risks - ABC News
ABC News - By JENNIFER C. YATES and SETH BORENSTEIN AP Writers AP The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. Red alert! The cellphone warning has been issued Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:01:03 GMT Dynamo top United at soggy RFK - MLS - Major League Soccer
MLS - Major League Soccer - By Charles Boehm / MLSnet.com Staff WASHINGTON -- After two aborted tries on previous dates, DCUnited and the Houston Dynamo finally completed the first of their two league meetings on Wednesday night -- and some of Thursday morning, ... Mullan, Ching power Dynamo over DC United 2-0 Dynamo outlasts United despite lengthy delay Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:07:00 GMT Oklahoma determined to have a strong finish - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth Star Telegram - By MIKE JONES "Our whole mentality now is WTLG [win the last game]," Harris said Wednesday. "Come out and finish. It’s national championship or bust. Sooner, the better Players put success on Stoops Publ.Date : Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:03:29 GMT Make Money With Affiliate Data Feeds |
PARLOT::Ebooks, Scripts,
Websites, and more... One of the more challenging aspects of being a flight... Read More Smart Missiles are expensive, but effective. Efficiency in the the... Read More If you own a pressure washing business, janitorial service or... Read More Wouldn't you like to own your own private jet? Have... Read More In studying the Concorde crash the investigators determined it was... Read More Introduction:It might come as a chock to many people, including... Read More Here are 17 ways to keep safe and secure when... Read More Recently a new airborne laser system was announced to be... Read More Business scholars and students throughout recent periods have studied the... Read More Do you live near an airport and cannot stand the... Read More The jets that people fly in corporate aviation are usually... Read More It appears Mexico with its 120 million population is considering... Read More There are many choices for aircraft detailing when it comes... Read More There are many ways to evacuate people from disasters like... Read More Fractional flying, you say. Is that division? Well, sort of.... Read More Airlines offer tickets at a fraction of the cost you... Read More With airline travel increasing in record numbers, more people are... Read More The Boeing Company has completely blown past projections for aircraft... Read More Time for some training! So, you are not sure what... Read More What happened to General Aviation after 9-11? Why did we... Read More Jetlag seems to be every traveler's worst nightmare ? especially... Read More We've all experienced it - the commercial flight. After a... Read More Much work is being done and the USAF has implemented... Read More One of the major perks of being a celebrity is... Read More To find the best airfares, it takes a series of... Read More
Adsense
websites
International Corporate Catering Guide
Lockheed Loitering Missile Expandable Wing Concept
Cleaning Air Cargo Containers
Private Jet Ownership Indeed
Concorde Crash Conspiracy - It Could Have Been Prevented
Airline Security; Stewardesses The Last Line Of Defense!
17 Ways to Keep Safe and Secure When Flying
Mirrors to Redirect Mini Laser Weapons on Fighters for Vortex Airflows
The History of the Aircraft Wash Guys, Part One
Airport Noise Reduction
Entering Business Aviation, Part I: Types of Aircraft
Mexico to Manufacture Aircraft
Aluminum Cleaner for Aircraft Detailing by Alcoa
Moving Troops and Evacuation Strategies
Private Jets: 4 Leaders in Fractional Flying
Getting Cheap Airfares
Airline Travel Lingo! Does The Language Need An Interpreter?
Boeing is Really Flying Now
Entering Business Aviation, Part III: Training Options
Young Men Trying to Imitate the 9-11 Scenario, Part II
How to Overcome Jetlag
A Look at Fractional Jet Ownership
Automated Satellite Following System for UAV Swarms
Whos Paying for the Private Jet?
Finding the Cheapest Airfares
Do you want a little business jet with a lot... Read More
What is a Walrus Super Blimp? It is a giant... Read More
Boy I have heard it all from my friends. I... Read More
The vertical lift technology of helicopters has far more utilitarian... Read More
Much work is being done and the USAF has implemented... Read More
Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft are extremely valuable in... Read More
As we study this grass roots history of a franchise... Read More
Flying can be an adventure, but like everything else in... Read More
DARPA has developed a small laser cannon, just like Star... Read More
In large buildings to prevent sound pollution often double paned... Read More
Are you one of those people that has lots and... Read More
The military aircraft we have are all equipped with anti-SAM... Read More
Don't let jet lag spoil that much needed holiday trip... Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration is devising a method of alerting... Read More
The Aerial Fire Fighting Industry uses a system called AFF... Read More
Wouldn't you like to own your own private jet? Have... Read More
One of the major perks of being a celebrity is... Read More
It now looks certain that Hurricane Katrina will push fuel... Read More
Every year in Arizona is the Cactus Fly-in which is... Read More
One of the more challenging aspects of being a flight... Read More
A pet owner must research the many requirements before taking... Read More
If you or a family member has been the victim... Read More
It appears NASA's studies of the future of air travel... Read More
The world is becoming smaller by the day. Flying long... Read More
Airlines offer tickets at a fraction of the cost you... Read More
Aviation & Flying |