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Maximizing throughput at soft airfields /

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Aircraft operations on soft fields are limited due to field rutting. Each subsequent aircraft pass, defined as one takeoff and one landing, increases field rutting until the field reaches a point where further aircraft operations are no longer permissible. The ability of aircraft to operate on soft...

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Main Author:	Mouton, Christopher A.
Corporate Authors:	Project Air Force (U.S.), Rand Corporation, JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
Series:	RAND Corporation research report series ; RR148.
Subjects:	Airlift, Military > United States > Planning. C-17 (Jet transport) Air bases, American. HISTORY > Military > Aviation. Airlift, Military > Planning. United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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