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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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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  • Feasibility Study For Fog Simulator Phase II
    Feasibility Study For Fog Simulator Phase II
    1959-11-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Feasibility study for fog simulator phase II.
  • Prediction of Operator Effectiveness In Dynamic Air Control Simulation
    Prediction of Operator Effectiveness In Dynamic Air Control Simulation
    1959-11-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    This study was undertaken to develop a program for selecting simulator pilot operators to staff the dynamic am traffic control insulators at the Federal Aviation Agency’s National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center.
  • Airways Operations Evaluation
    Airways Operations Evaluation
    1959-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The various equipment, processes, methods, and studies performed in the Airways Operations Evaluation center under projects assigned by the Air Navigation Development Board and the Airways Modernization Board, are summarized in this report.
  • Final Engineering Report on Phase II of Evaluation of Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
    Final Engineering Report on Phase II of Evaluation of Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
    1959-10-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    This is the final engineering report on Phase II of the ATCRBS evaluation program that was conducted in the New York terminal area (Idlewild, LaGuardia, and Newark airports). The test program was conducted by the FAA-TDC, Indianapolis, simultaneously with a similar test program that was conducted by RADC.
  • Final Engineering Report on Phase II of Evaluation of Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
    Final Engineering Report on Phase II of Evaluation of Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
    1959-10-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    To plot the coverage pattern of each beacon installation. The test will consist of 15 radial flights, a 40-mile orbit at minimum-IFR-altitude and four 6-mile orbits at an altitude of 2000 feet.
  • Programming IBM 650 Ramac Computer For Data Processing
    Programming IBM 650 Ramac Computer For Data Processing
    1959-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Programming IBM 650 Ramac computer for data processing.
  • Chicago Area Air Traffic Flow and Delay Analysis Summary Report Volume I
    Chicago Area Air Traffic Flow and Delay Analysis Summary Report, Volume I
    1959-09-15 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    This report is organized in three volumes. Volume is the summary report on this project. It summarizes the entire program and contains conclusions and recommendations for future action. Volume II contains detailed supporting analyses and descriptive information prepared in the course of the project Volume III, bound m separable sections contain the ...
  • Aircraft Installation and Operation of An ExtinguishingAgent Concentration Recorder
    Aircraft Installation and Operation of An Extinguishing-Agent Concentration Recorder
    1959-09-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Aircraft installation and operation of an extinguishing-agent concentration recorder.
  • Distribution and Technical Characteristics Airborne Equipments
    Distribution and Technical Characteristics Airborne Equipments
    1959-08-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Distribution and technical characteristics airborne equipments.
  • Airborne and Ground Air Traffic Control Radio Communications Equipment Technical Characteristics
    Airborne and Ground Air Traffic Control Radio Communications Equipment Technical Characteristics
    1959-08-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Airborne and ground air traffic control radio communications equipment technical characteristics.
  • Airborne and Ground Air Traffic Control Radio Communications Equipment Distribution Domestic Volume I
    Airborne and Ground Air Traffic Control Radio Communications Equipment Distribution (Domestic) Volume I
    1959-08-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Airborne and ground air traffic control radio communications equipment distribution (domestic) volume I.
  • A Mathematical analysis of The Performance of The ATC Radar Beacon System
    A Mathematical analysis of The Performance of The ATC Radar Beacon System
    1959-08-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    A mathematical analysis of the performance of the ATC radar beacon system.
  • Selected Extended Analysis of New York Data 1958
    Selected Extended Analysis of New York Data (1958)
    1959-07-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Selected extended analysis of New York Data (1958).
  • Measurement of Air Navigation Accuracy Along Certain VOR Airways
    Measurement of Air Navigation Accuracy Along Certain VOR Airways
    1959-06-09 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    During the winter of 1958-59 a large number of measurements were made, by means of a long-range radar, of the accuracy of air navigation along certain VCR airways within 130 miles of Kansas City. The measurements encompassed a variety of aircraft types and flight conditions, and were made generally without the pilot’s knowledge. The type, Identity, ...
  • High Speed Communication Equipment
    High Speed Communication Equipment
    1959-06-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    The evaluation approach of this study is reflected in the organization of this report presentation of results.
  • Human factors Considerations In The Design of Airport Traffic Control Quarters
    Human factors Considerations In The Design of Airport Traffic Control Quarters
    1959-06-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Human factors considerations in the design of airport traffic control quarters.
  • Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics Volume IA Ground Operations
    Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics, Volume I-A, Ground Operations
    1959-06-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Air vehicle performance characteristics, volume I-A, ground operations.
  • Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics Volume VITakeoff
    Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics, Volume VI,Take-off
    1959-06-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Air vehicle performance characteristics, volume VI, take-off.
  • Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics Volume IB Ground Operations
    Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics, Volume I-B, Ground Operations
    1959-06-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    The Boeing “Stratolmer” Model 707-121 1s a four engine, Jet propelled, low-swept wing transport capable of operating at high speeds and high altitudes it is equipped with a tricycle type retractable landing gear.
  • Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics Volume III PreClimb
    Air Vehicle Performance Characteristics, Volume III, Pre-Climb
    1959-06-01 | Federal Aviation Agency Reports | PDF
    Air vehicle performance characteristics, volume III, pre-climb.
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