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STOL: English

Item number (ISN):

529840

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1982

Item number (ISN):

529840

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT FONDS / FONDS DU MINISTÈRE DES TRANSPORTS

Accession:

2016-0126

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1982

Production company:

Look Hear Productions
Transport Canada STOL Demonstration Services

Description:

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The Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) Demonstration was a major program undertaken by Transport Canada to define and develop a new intercity air transportation system. The demonstration was to test not only the operational feasibility of regular STOL service but also passenger acceptance, community reactions and the impact of the service on an urban environment. It was intended that this high profile program would stimulate domestic and international markets for the STOL system concept. STOL ports were built in Montreal and Ottawa, six DeHavilland Twin Otter aircraft were purchased in a configuration suitable to a first class passenger demonstration and specially modified for STOL operations in urban area, and an airline was set up to operate the service. Air Canada contracted to set up subsidiary airline, Airtransit, for the demonstration; Transport Canada provided airport facilities and service. The responsibility for contracting the design and development of the necessary modifications to the Twin Otter was assigned to the Canadian Air Transportation Administration (CATA). Within the framework of the demonstration TDC was responsible for collecting information from the demonstration activities that would enable objectives of a test nature to be evaluated specifically to test operational feasibility, to test economic viability and to stimulate national and international markets and define market strategies. A special group was established to design the data gathering system and to collect, store and analyse the vast amount of data from various sources covering all aspects of the demonstration. Revenue passenger service commenced in July 1974 and continued until April 1976; some 154,000 passengers were carried on 24,000 flights. During this time TDC conducted the several surveys necessary to amass the myriad of data required for the program evaluation.

Language:

English

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1. Description taken from the Transportation Development Centre Library catalogue record.

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Vault ISN:

815658

Format:

FILM

Location number:

5378AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Max. shrinkage:

0.7%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

restricted by law

Restrictions on consultation:

Closed for consultation. Restricted by law.

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Reproduction access:

Reproduction with copyright owner written permission.Copyright belongs to the Crown. Credit Library and Archives Canada.

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