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30-697: [REDACTED] Look up bct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BCT may refer to: Boca Raton Airport (IATA: BCT), in Palm Beach County, Florida Baire category theorem , a result from general topology Banque Centrale de Tunisie , Tunisia Basic Cadet Training, initial military training for new cadets at the United States Air Force Academy Basic Combat Training Bat Conservation Trust ,

60-765: A British charity Boise Contemporary Theater , a professional theater company in Boise, Idaho in the United States Box compression test , a measure in corrugated fiber board packaging design and testing Brigade combat team , the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the United States Army Broward County Transit , a Fort Lauderdale-based system of public transportation Bucks County Transport , bus transportation organization in Pennsylvania Buffalo Central Terminal ,

90-582: A control tower which is staffed from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. There are two full-service fixed-base operators, Signature Flight Support and Atlantic Aviation. The Burton D. Morgan School of Aeronautic of Lynn University is located at the airport. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 81,550 aircraft operations, an average of 223 per day: 93% general aviation , 6% air taxi and <1% military . At that time there were 242 aircraft based at this airport: 130 single- engine , 27 multi-engine, 82 jet and 3 helicopter . Boca Raton Airport

120-489: A focus to improve safety and scalability of UAM systems through the launch of the AAM National Campaign and Agility Prime. NASA showed this initiative by signing agreements with 17 companies to test UAM vehicles and systems. On the other hand, the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime program demonstrates a focus on scalability through exploring vertical flight opportunities for military applications. The air taxi market

150-864: A joint program between the United States government and the AAM industry created by the FAA for the purpose of developing early stage AAM utilization in at least one site by 2028. First efforts by the program anticipate utilizing existing airports and helipads with potential modifications – such as parking stations, charging ports, or weather monitoring capabilities – being added as needed. In Canada , air taxi operations are regulated by Transport Canada under Canadian Aviation Regulation 703. The Canadian definition of air taxi includes all commercial single-engine aircraft, multi-engine helicopters flown by visual flight rules by one pilot and all multi-engine, non-turbo-jet aircraft, with

180-453: A maximum take-off weight 8,618 kg (18,999 lb) or less and nine or fewer passenger seats, that are used to transport people or goods or for sightseeing. Companies such as Uber claim air taxis and other VTOL aircraft will enable rapid and reliable transportation. Uber plans to develop new skyports, which may provide multidimensional routes opposed to traditional routes taken by current forms of transportation. To achieve efficiency,

210-639: A railroad station located in Buffalo, New York The old station code for Mumbai Central railway station in India BC Transit , the company responsible for public transit in most of British Columbia Body Centered Tetragonal, a type of crystal structure, see Tetragonal crystal system Business Chinese Test, see List of language proficiency tests § Mandarin Bad Compilation Tapes , an independent punk/hardcore music label Topics referred to by

240-520: A winter climate characteristic of the subtropics . Lacking snow or low temperatures enabled military operations to continue year round. Florida also has consistently flat terrain, an ideal feature when training new and inexperienced pilots. Its location adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico also provided ideal locations for flight training. Boca Raton was also chosen for practical purposes. In

270-570: Is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand. The concept of air taxis existed as early as the 1910s. This concept goes back as early as 1917 with Glenn Curtiss ’ prototype, the auto-plane. Furthermore, during the 1920s to the late 1950s, various inventors created their own prototypes. Such inventors included Henry Ford , Waldo Waterman , and Moulton “Molt” Taylor. However, each of these projects faced challenges which included crashes, lack of funding, or technical difficulties. After all this experimentation and challenges faced,

300-472: Is an application of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) – air transportation systems that utilize advanced technologies such as vertical takeoffs, autonomous capabilities, or fully-electric systems – for short to mid range on-demand flights. Many AAM vehicles are designed for Short Takeoff and Landing ( STOL ) or Vertical Takeoff and Landings ( VTOL ); electric VTOL aircraft are also prominent, known as eVTOLs. Another noteworthy term for

330-553: Is created from ground transportation trips longer than 30 minutes. Because of these factors, areas with a high-density of wealthy individuals or businesses, such as New York or San Francisco , may offer a shorter path to profitability for air taxi services. San Francisco specifically is viewed as a possible early market for air taxis because of its large population of frequent, long-distance commuters. Some market studies assume autonomous operation of air taxis for their predictions, current FAA implementation plans for AAM constrains

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360-566: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Boca Raton Airport Boca Raton Airport is publicly owned and is designated as a general aviation transport facility governed by a seven-member Authority appointed by the City of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County Commission. Boca Raton Airport covers an area of 214 acres (87 ha) and has one asphalt -paved runway designated 5/23, which measures 6,276 × 150 ft (1,913 × 46 m). The airport has

390-654: The 1950s for a secret project to produce stem rust spores for possible use as a biological agent against wheat production in the Soviet Union . Other parts of the World War II air base were returned to private ownership and developed. In 1959 the remainder of the base was turned over to the City of Boca Raton and to the State of Florida. 200 acres (0.81 km ) and a single runway (of three original runways), completely rebuilt, became Boca Raton Airport. The remaining land became

420-483: The 2010s to the present day, there was  the “reemergence” of catering to “on-demand aviation services” that focus on goods delivery and passenger mobility such as the ability of booking a helicopter through a smartphone. BLADE, SkyRyde, and UberCopter are just some examples of companies that are offering passenger mobility helicopter services. Additionally, NASA and the United States Air Force initiated

450-650: The German consultancy Roland Berger , have predicted about 3,000 flying taxis will be in operation by 2025 with as many as 98,000 by 2050. In addition, Joby Aviation plans to be in operation in New York by 2025. They plan to offer electric air taxi transport from JFK airport to downtown Manhattan . Joby Aviation also plans to offer booking on demand, similar to rideshare apps. Furthermore, in 2025, Joby and Delta airlines hope to launch eVTOL flights in New York and Los Angeles. Additionally, United and Archer Aviation plan to do

480-426: The air taxi market is Urban Air Mobility (UAM), which is a sub-category of AAM focused on applications in urban settings. Air taxi designs vary to accommodate various numbers of passengers. NASA has proposed various designs that could accommodate various numbers of passengers such as: single, six, and fifteen passenger air taxi aircraft. NASA has analyzed three possible options of  vehicle design to outweigh

510-670: The area in October 2005. In 1997, the restored original Aston Martin DB5 "Effects Car" from the James Bond film " Goldfinger " was stolen from a hangar at Boca Raton airport. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility was scheduled to open in 2017 in order to allow Boca Raton Airport to process passengers arriving on international flights. Boca Raton Airport's Customs and Border Protection facility opened in May 2018. Air taxi An air taxi

540-545: The campus of Florida Atlantic University . The airport's first control tower opened in 2000. The tower was named after Philip Modder, who was the Chairman of the Boca Raton Airport Authority. Philip “Phil” Modder had pushed for Boca Raton, with its growing traffic of corporate jets, to have its own tower. The airport suffered more than $ 12 million worth of damage to hangars when Hurricane Wilma passed through

570-470: The current proposed plan is to use the top decks of parking structures and current existing helipads to create multiple skyports for the future. EVTOL developer TCab Tech raised 20 million dollars in its first round of funding. The company has received more than 200 provisional orders for its E20 model, in which Chinese media has reported that the E20 ; will COST $ 970,000 per unit. Other companies, such as

600-408: The development of air taxis. Development of designs are used for different purposes in based on the following criteria For the most part, air taxis will be designed to be electrical and function as helicopters. Many companies such as Joby Aviation have partnered with the military to learn and redesign operations of the aircraft. Joby's partnership with the military allows for various testing within

630-407: The early-1940s, Boca Raton's population numbered only 723. This enabled the United States government to take thousands of acres of land for its use without having to relocate a large number of people. However, this is not to say that the establishment of the military airfield was without controversy. A majority of the land was acquired from Japanese American farmers from the failing Yamato Colony ,

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660-399: The infrastructure for highly prevalent vertistops, areas that can support vertical landings and takeoffs based on consumer demand rather than predetermined routes, which may be a barrier for profitable implementation by 2030. Moreover, market studies point to infrastructure as among the most significant constraints for the air taxi market. It is also predicted that 98% of demand for air taxis

690-655: The land having been seized through the process of eminent domain , leaving many Japanese Americans little recourse in the early days of World War II. All of these conditions enabled construction of the military airfield to commence in June 1942. While most of the Boca Raton Army Air Field was deactivated in 1946, more than 800 acres (3.2 km ) were retained as the Boca Raton Air Force Auxiliary Field. Another 85 acres (0.34 km ) were used in

720-639: The military environment, such as transportation of cargo, medical evacuations, etc. Air taxis can be used for both commercial and private use to improve air mobility. The purpose will determine designs and technology, in which for the most part commercial use is predicted to be created as autonomous aircraft. One market analysis estimated early market demand for airport shuttles (AAMs along set routes to, from, and between airports) and air taxis to be 55,000 daily trips and 82,000 daily passengers – an annual value of US$ 2.5 billion. Facilitating an on-demand air taxi market similar to current ride-hailing services requires

750-533: The most optimal model for missions, in which they compare mathematical statistics for a hybrid, turboshaft, and electrical aircraft models. Whereas for more of a single path commercial use the European Union Aviation Safety Agency propose that electrical aircraft will be the main source of power for air taxis, to ensure that air taxis are being designed with the new electronical technology. Various designs have been considered when it comes to

780-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BCT . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BCT&oldid=1242382088 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

810-547: The scope of AAMs to aircraft operated with a pilot on board. Air taxi and air charter operations are governed by 14 CFR Part 135 and 14 CFR part 298 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). In July 2023, the FAA released Version 1.0 of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Implementation Plan, describing short-term implementation goals for AAM. These goals are centered around Innovate28, aka I28 –

840-479: The urban air mobility industry had shifted focus on “improving safety and enhancing economic and operational efficiency of vertical flight". The next phase from the 1950s to the late 1980s included urban air mobility services through the use of helicopters within major cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco , and New York ; however, the challenges of fuel costs and safety have made it difficult to commercialize using helicopters for urban air mobility . During

870-669: Was a subordinate branch within the U.S. Army . To expand the air corps/air forces, new air bases were established throughout the United States, including bases in southern Florida at Homestead , Morrison Field in West Palm Beach , and Boca Raton Airport. Boca Raton Airport, also known as Boca Raton Army Airfield , was selected to house a military airfield for a number of geographic and practical reasons. Southern Florida's climate and physical geography are generally considered mild compared to most northern locations. Florida experiences

900-446: Was established in 1936. In 1941, in response to the emerging Axis threat, the United States began to rapidly mobilize and expand its armed forces. In addition to enlarging its Army and Navy, the US also sought to expand its air forces. The service we know today as the U.S. Air Force was known prior to June 1941 as the U.S. Army Air Corps and after June 1941 as the U.S. Army Air Forces , and

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