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CAA and FAA Reports

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958. This collection contains digitized reports from the CAA and FAA dating from 1938 to 1960. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_caa_faa.

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  • Aircraft Fire Extinguishment Part IV Evaluation of A Bromochloromethane FireExtinguishing System For The XB45 Airplane
    Aircraft Fire Extinguishment Part IV Evaluation of A Bromochloromethane Fire-Extinguishing System For The XB-45 Airplane
    1954-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Aircraft fire extinguishment Part IV evaluation of a bromochloromethane fire-extinguishing system for the XB-45 airplane.
  • The Type V Pictorial Computer With Automatic Chart Selection Part I Development and Initial Tests
    The Type V Pictorial Computer With Automatic Chart Selection, Part I, Development and Initial Tests
    1954-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the Type V pictorial computer and presents the results of early laboratory and flight tests.
  • The Type III Portable Pictorial Computer
    The Type III Portable Pictorial Computer
    1954-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report is the second of two reports on the Type III Pictorial Computer. It describes the technical and operational evaluation of the equipment. The first report, Technical Development Report No. 172 covered the development of this airborne navigational aid.
  • Evaluation of A ControllableBeam Runway Light
    Evaluation of A Controllable-Beam Runway Light
    1954-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report discusses the evaluation of a new, type of controllable-beam runway light.
  • Development of A Vhf Directional Localizer Parts I and II
    Development of A Vhf Directional Localizer Parts I and II
    1954-05-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Development of a VHF directional localizer parts I and II.
  • Analytical and Simulation Studies of TerminalArea Air Traffic Control
    Analytical and Simulation Studies of Terminal-Area Air Traffic Control
    1954-05-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Analytical and simulation studies of terminal-area air traffic control.
  • DynamicSimulation Tests of Several Proposed DualAirport Traffic Control Systems For Washington Terminal Area
    Dynamic-Simulation Tests of Several Proposed Dual-Airport Traffic Control Systems For Washington Terminal Area
    1954-05-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the evaluation of several proposed methods of increasing the traffic capacity of the Washington terminal area, specifically, these methods were aimed at developing the capacity of the two existing airports (Washington National and Andrews), rather than at investigating the possibilities for any additional airports in this area ...
  • Analytical and Simulation Studies of Several RadarVectoring Procedures In The Washington DC Terminal Area
    Analytical and Simulation Studies of Several Radar-Vectoring Procedures In The Washington D.C., Terminal Area
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Analytical and simulation studies of several radar-vectoring procedures in the Washington D.C., terminal area.
  • The Development and Testing of The Terminal VHF Omnirange
    The Development and Testing of The Terminal VHF Omnirange
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The development and testing of the terminal VHF omnirange.
  • Applicability of MagneticDrum Information Storage To The CAA Teletypewriter Circuits
    Applicability of Magnetic-Drum Information Storage To The CAA Teletypewriter Circuits
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Applicability of magnetic-drum information storage to the CAA teletypewriter circuits.
  • Development of Traffic Control Procedures For Tactical Airlift Operations
    Development of Traffic Control Procedures For Tactical Airlift Operations
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the formulation and testing of a number of traffic control and approach techniques which were developed to meet the specialized requirements of tactical military airlift operations.
  • Evaluation of Didde Continuous Fire Detector In AN XB45 NACELLE
    Evaluation of Didde Continuous Fire Detector In AN XB-45 NACELLE
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Evaluation of Didde continuous fire detector in AN XB-45 NACELLE.
  • Evaluation of Edison Continuous Fire Detector
    Evaluation of Edison Continuous Fire Detector
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Evaluation of Edison continuous fire detector.
  • Evaluation of Klincher Locknut In Hose Coupling Subjected To Fire and Vibration
    Evaluation of Klincher Locknut In Hose Coupling Subjected To Fire and Vibration
    1954-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Evaluation of Klincher locknut in hose coupling subjected to Fire and vibration.
  • Determination of Means To Safeguard Aircraft From Power Plant Fires In Flight
    Determination of Means To Safeguard Aircraft From Power Plant Fires In Flight
    1954-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Determination of means to safeguard aircraft from power plant fires in flight.
  • Test of Uskon Cloth To Reduce VORCourse Scalloping
    Test of Uskon Cloth To Reduce VORCourse Scalloping
    1954-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report presents the results of an Investigation regarding the use of Uskon cloth to reduce VOR course scalloping.
  • Evaluation of The Anscopilot
    Evaluation of The Anscopilot
    1954-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The Anscopilot is an autopilot for aircraft of the private-flyer class. This report explains the operation of the equipment and describes the performance obtained during a series of flight tests conducted at the CAA Technical Development and Evaluation.
  • Some Physical Properties of A Number of Proposed Constructions of Materials For Nonmetallic CrashResistant Aircraft Fuel Tanks
    Some Physical Properties of A Number of Proposed Constructions of Materials For Nonmetallic Crash-Resistant Aircraft Fuel Tanks
    1953-12-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Some physical properties of a number of proposed constructions of materials for nonmetallic crash-resistant aircraft fuel tanks.
  • Evaluation of Aircraft Radio Corporation Type H14 Signal Generator As A LowCost Omnitest Facility
    Evaluation of Aircraft Radio Corporation Type H-14 Signal Generator As A Low-Cost Omnitest Facility
    1953-12-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Evaluation of aircraft radio corporation Type H-14 signal generator as a low-cost omnitest facility.
  • Application of Simulation Techniques In The Study of TerminalArea Air Traffic Control Problems
    Application of Simulation Techniques In The Study of Terminal-Area Air Traffic Control Problems
    1953-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the application of simulation techniques in the study of terminal-area air traffic control problems.
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