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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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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  • Determination of Means To Safeguard Aircraft From Power Plant Fires in Flight
    Determination of Means To Safeguard Aircraft From Power Plant Fires in Flight
    1953-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Determination of means to safeguard the Lockheed Constitution.
  • Interference between VHF Navigation Receivers
    Interference between VHF Navigation Receivers
    1953-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report presents the results of tests conducted at the Technical Development and Evaluation Center of the Civil Aeronautics Administration to determine the interference between two navigation receivers installed in the same aircraft.
  • Harmonic Radiation From The Type TUI Transmitter
    Harmonic Radiation From The Type TUI Transmitter
    1953-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes an investigation of spurious and harmonic radiation from a Type TCI control tower transmitter. The investigation WBB made at the request of the Office of Federal Airways from a Type TCI control tower transmitter. The investigation WBB made at the request of the Office of Federal Airways.
  • A VORDME Simulator For Link Trainers
    A VOR-DME Simulator For Link Trainers
    1953-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes a VOR-DME simulator which may be used with a Link trainer either to provide basic omnirange and distance measurement instrumentation.
  • Laboratory Tests of VORSignal Interference Ratios
    Laboratory Tests of VORSignal Interference Ratios
    1953-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report presents the results of tests conducted at the Technical Development and Evaluation Center of the Civil Aeronautics Administration to determine the interference between signals of different levels from either VOR or ILS stations operating on the same or adjacent channels.
  • The Fire Resistance of AluminumAlloy Control Rods Protected By ALBIRX FireRetardant Coating
    The Fire Resistance of Aluminum-Alloy Control Rods Protected By ALBI-RX Fire-Retardant Coating
    1953-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Tests were conducted on stressed primary control rods to determine the amount of protection against fire offered to the rode by a fire-retardant coating.
  • Evaluation of Air TrafficControl Monitor For Use With The Precision Approach Radar
    Evaluation of Air TrafficControl Monitor For Use With The Precision Approach Radar
    1953-02-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the operational and technical evaluation of an air traffic control aid called the PAR-1 Traffic Control Monitor, built by Gilfillan Bras., Inc., and modified by engineers at the Technical Development and Evaluation Center of the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
  • Lighting Pattern Distortion Caused By Rain An An Airplane Windshield
    Lighting Pattern Distortion Caused By Rain An An Airplane Windshield
    1953-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes a limited series of observations to study the effectiveness of airport lights and light patterns when viewed through an airplane windshield during rainfall.
  • Preliminary Study of Traffic Control Systems For The Proposed Washington Supplemental Airport Using Simulation Techniques
    Preliminary Study of Traffic Control Systems For The Proposed Washington Supplemental Airport Using Simulation Techniques
    1952-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the results of an air traffic control study by simulation methods to determine the relative merit of several possible traffic patterns and airport layouts for a Washington supplemental airport site at Burke, Virginia.
  • Evaluation of Phototype CA2944 1OKC Goniometer Limiters
    Evaluation of Phototype CA-2944 1OKC Goniometer Limiters
    1952-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Evaluation of phototype CA-2944 1OKC goniometer limiters.
  • Evaluation of Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model ANMPN7 Xw1 Part I Technical Evaluation
    Evaluation of Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model AN/MPN-7 (Xw-1), Part I Technical Evaluation
    1952-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This is the first of two reports which describe the evaluation of an experimental airport surface detection equipment (ASDE) designated by the Department of the Air Force as Radar Set AN/MPN-7 (XW-1).
  • Field Equipment For Vibratory Compaction of Soils and Base Courses
    Field Equipment For Vibratory Compaction of Soils and Base Courses
    1952-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Field equipment for vibratory compaction of soils and case courses.
  • Evaluation of Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model AnMPN7 XW1 Part II Operational Evaluation
    Evaluation of Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model An/MPN-7 (XW-1), Part II, Operational Evaluation
    1952-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Evaluation of airport surface detection equipment Model An/MPN-7 (XW-1), part II, operational evaluation.
  • Aircraft Fire Extinguishment Part I A Study of Factors Influencing Extinguishing System Design
    Aircraft Fire Extinguishment Part I, A Study of Factors Influencing Extinguishing System Design
    1952-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Aircraft fire extinguishment Part I, a study of factors influencing extinguishing system design.
  • The CAA Type Portable Pictorial Computer Part I Development and Initial Tests
    The CAA Type Portable Pictorial Computer, Part I Development and Initial Tests
    1952-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The CAA type portable pictorial computer, part I development and initial tests.
  • Effects of Various Antenna Rotational Rates on A Type ASR1 Radar
    Effects of Various Antenna Rotational Rates on A Type ASR-1 Radar
    1952-09-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Effects of various antenna rotational rates on a Type ASR-1 radar.
  • Some Effects of Terrain on the NullReference Glide Path Shape
    Some Effects of Terrain on the Null-Reference Glide Path Shape
    1952-08-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This reports describes some effects of terrain on the Null-Reference glide path shape.
  • An Analysis of the Candlepower Distribution Requirements of Runway Lights
    An Analysis of the Candlepower Distribution Requirements of Runway Lights
    1952-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    An analysis of the candlepower distribution requirements of runway lights.
  • Laboratory Compaction Tests of CoarseGraded Paving and Embankment
    Laboratory Compaction Tests of Coarse-Graded Paving and Embankment
    1952-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Laboratory compaction tests of coarse-graded paving and embankment.
  • Identification of DME Transponders
    Identification of DME Transponders
    1952-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report outlines the development of a suitable means for providing DME ground station with an identification channel.
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