Assessment of Navy Heavy Lift Aircraft Options

by Jon Grossman, John Gordon IV, Peter Wilson

One-liner: Helicopters are valuable for carrying personnel and heavy cargo, including vehicles. Would one that could carry much more - up to 20 tons - be needed, usable, affordable, and survivable? 450-character abstract: Helicopters have gradually become able to carry more and heavier cargo, including vehicles. An aircraft that could carry even more than today's helicopters might be especially valuable when access to on-shore facilities is limited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833037919
• ISBN13: 9780833037916
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 114 Pages