CH 5 review

8.Why is the general aviation support industry like a three-legged milk stool?

• Discuss the important interrelationship among manufacturers, the service industry, and users.
• Name six general aviation aircraft manufacturers.
• Why are the FBOs considered the backbone of general aviation? Describe six or seven services provided by a typical medium-size FBO.
• Distinguish between a large or medium-size FBO and a small mom-and-pop operator.
• What are some of the special FBOs at a typical public-use airport?
• What is the primary reason for the tremendous decline in the number of FBOs during the 1980s and early 1990s?
• What is happening with FBO growth in the 2000s?

9.Why did the general aviation aircraft manufacturers concentrate on developing aircraft to meet the needs of the business market as early as the 1950s?

• What are some of the factors that have caused businesses to seek the benefits of their own transportation?
• List the benefits of using business aircraft.

10.Why did the Concorde ultimately fail and what are some of the challenges expected with the modernization of supersonic transport?

• From your perspective, do you think this technology will be positive or negative for the National Airspace System?
• Explain your answer using examples.

11.Explain what emerging technologies are and how they are changing the general aviation sector.

• Identify the three main emerging technologies presented in this chapter and explain how each will impact general/business aviation and commercial aviation.