New Frontiers in Aviation: Supersonic, Space Travel and Drones.
ISBN
978-3-030-79549-8
Type
book section
Date Issued
2021-10-14
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Abstract
This chapter addresses three areas of future technologies in aviation: supersonic aircraft, space tourism and drone technologies. Supersonic travel is not entirely novel to aviation as its roots begin in the 1960s and continued until to the turn of the millennium. However, new avenues are being explored to develop and re-introduce the concept of supersonic travel. Space tourism is a potential new market for travellers, with first companies already trialling products. However, the technological implementation and the price of space travel are uncertain. Meanwhile, the prospects of drones are promising with many fields offering potential applications of drones. One of the areas is passenger transport, where drones could help transform urban and intercity transport with drone taxis. Again, there are certain obstacles to be cleared, especially in terms of trust, before drones can be deployed for passenger transport.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to education
Book title
Aviation Systems. Management of the Integrated Aviation Value Chain
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Cham
Volume
2
Start page
447
End page
473
Eprints ID
264604