{"product_id":"expanding-fixed-wing-aircraft-capability-in-neil-t-chaffee-9781249409496","title":"Expanding Fixed-Wing Aircraft Capability in U.S. Army Aviation Operations","description":"The large battlespace in Iraq and Afghanistan has exposed an existing time and distance intra-theater airlift \"gap\" within the Department of Defense that cannot be met with Army tactical helicopters like the CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Blackhawk or larger Air Force cargo airplanes like the C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III. This study explores the logic behind expanding Army fixed-wing aircraft roles and missions. Acquiring, integrating and operating a larger number of C-27J Spartan cargo airplanes to assume or supplement existing utility and cargo helicopter missions is a more capable, flexible, efficient and economical solution to meeting Army intra-theater airlift mission requirements. The thesis reviews what has historically prevented the Army from acquiring and employing a larger amount of cargo airplanes. The thesis then explains why it is necessary for the Army to increase airlift capacity to better support a more modular and expeditionary ground force while conducting Full Spectrum Operations in the current and future Contemporary Operating Environment. The thesis provides justification as to why the Army should employ a greater percentage of cargo airplanes as opposed to utility or cargo helicopters with respect to capability, flexibility, efficiency and cost. The thesis concludes with a recommendation to better balance the Army's fixed-wing and rotary-wing fleet that meets the needs of the Interim and Future Force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil T. Chaffee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1249409497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781249409496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.30d","brand":"Neil T. Chaffee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611134247167,"sku":"9781249409496","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05960dc1-46a0-4627-8a5c-e05cea9374ad.jpg?v=1764511958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/expanding-fixed-wing-aircraft-capability-in-neil-t-chaffee-9781249409496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}