The long-term viability and success of a transportation fuel depends on both economic and environmental sustainability. These include, but are not limited to, the environmental impacts on global climate and air quality, the efficient usage of water and land resources, technical feasibility and the economic cost of fuel production. This report focus
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The objective of this project was to determine if it is possible to construct a simulation device that can generate sonic boom noise and subsonic aircraft noise for an individual house, or a part of a house. Such a device would be very useful for the subjective testing of individuals to determine their annoyance thresholds to sonic boom and aviatio
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NRS waypoints have been identified as essential features of RNAV Wind Routes and ATC Playbooks (Flow Evaluation Team, 2009) and the NextGen Air Traffic Management System more generally (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics [RTCA], 2009). In this study, we examined NRS waypoint human factors issues that exist with regard to their nomenclature
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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2010-01-01
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The FAA Aerospace Forecasts are developed to support budget and planning needs of the FAA. The forecasts are developed using statistical models to explain and incorporate emerging trends of the different segments of the aviation industry.
The 7,516 reported wildlife strikes to U.S. civil aircraft in 2008 brought the 19 year total of wildlife strikes between 1990 and 2008 to 89,727. Birds (97.4%) and terrestrial mammals (2.1%) were struck 72% of the time at or below 500 feet AGL and 92% of the time at or below 3,000 feet AGL. Both classes of animals were struck more often in the late
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This paper summarizes the findings from an analysis of a range of potential scenarios undertaken by the U.S. to inform GIACC discussions regarding what fuel consumption CO2 emissions savings may be achieved from a combination of measures. These findings are then compared to the results presented in GIACC/4-IP/1.
Aviation Fuel Life Cycle Assessment Working Group
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2009-04-01
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The purpose of this report is to provide a framework and guidance for estimating the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions for transportation fuels, specifically aviation fuels. The focus on aviation fuels was driven by the patterns of fuel use by the federal government. Policies such as those outlined in Section 526 of EISA 2007 cause federal agenci
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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2009-01-01
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The FAA Aerospace Forecasts are developed to support budget and planning needs of the FAA. The forecasts are developed using statistical models to explain and incorporate emerging trends of the different segments of the aviation industry.
The main purpose of this dissertation is to develop a process to improve actual policy-making procedures in terms of aviation environmental effects. This research work expands current practices with physics based publicly available models. The current method uses solely information provided by industry members, and this information is usually propr
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through an interagency agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration, compiles a database of all reported wildlife strikes to U.S. civil aircraft and to foreign carriers experiencing strikes in the USA. We have compiled over 82,057 strike reports from 1,418 USA airports and 207 foreign airports for January 1
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An independent review team examined the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) safety approach. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the review team. The aim of this review is to help FAA advance flight safety as effectively as possible in the wake of two aviation occurrences (1) Southwest Airlines' perceived lack of ove
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This follow-on study of land use and noise complaint patterns near airports was conducted in order to better understand the dynamics of land use management, public concerns, and annoyance related to aviation noise. In Phase 1 of the project, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Orlando-Sanford International Airport, and Denver Internati
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses undercover, or covert, testing to approximate techniques that terrorists may use to identify vulnerabilities in and measure the performance of airport security systems. During these tests, undercover inspectors attempt to pass threat objects through passenger and baggage screening systems, and a
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National Airspace System congestion causes air traffic delays that create unnecessary costs for passengers, airlines, and air transportation dependent businesses. In addition to financial impacts, delays also create environmental costs.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
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2008-01-01
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The FAA Aerospace Forecasts are developed to support budget and planning needs of the FAA. The forecasts are developed using statistical models to explain and incorporate emerging trends of the different segments of the aviation industry.
High levels of low frequency noise are created by aircraft during take-off and landing. A by-product of low frequency sound incident on a building façade is the excitation of structures within the building into vibrations. Such acoustically-induced structural vibrations may be imperceptible, but they may cause rattle. Rattle is caused by the interm
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Passive sound insulation is one of the mitigation strategies that are used to control sound energy transmission into homes. Current sound insulation methods are designed to reduce noise in the frequency range of greatest hearing sensitivity, typically above 250 Hz. In this frequency range, sound insulation is primarily governed by the mass of the s
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Office of Environment and Energy, in collaboration with Transport Canada and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is developing a comprehensive suite of software tools that will allow for thorough assessment of the environmental effects of aviation. This paper will provide an overview of the ED
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The Partnership for Air Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction (PARTNER), an FAA/NASA/Transport Canada-sponsored Center of Excellence, initiated a three-year project to study land use and noise complaint patterns for a set of selected airports. The project was undertaken in an effort to better understand the dynamics of land use management, p
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The study reported here investigated the impact of RVSM when it was enacted over the domestic US in 2005 for a larger segment of data than previously assessed, and used more advanced modeling methods in an effort to more accurately assess the benefits. The study was conducted jointly by the US Department of Transportation Volpe Center (Volpe) and t
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