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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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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  • An Improved Model Ball Drop Sextant
    An Improved Model Ball Drop Sextant
    1949-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    An improved model ball drop sextant.
  • The Development of a Procedure for Evaluating the Proficiency of Air Route Traffic Controllers
    The Development of a Procedure for Evaluating the Proficiency of Air Route Traffic Controllers
    1949-02-14 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The investigation described in the attached report, referring to the work of the controller, represents a step in this direction. While the results seem promising, more is needed in the way of research on job of the controller, and the investigation should be extended to include personnel engaged on other air traffic control jobs.
  • A Study of the Soil Stabilizing Properties of Tung Oil
    A Study of the Soil Stabilizing Properties of Tung Oil
    1949-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the results obtained from a laboratory investigation of the soil establishing properties of tung oil, a study undertaken during the war period to determine the suitability of local materials, available in the combat areas, for use in the construction of airfields and roads.
  • Development of Aircraft Windshields to Resist Impact with Birds in Flight Part I Collision of Birds with Aircraft in Scheduled Commercial Operations in the Continental United States
    Development of Aircraft Windshields to Resist Impact with Birds in Flight Part I, Collision of Birds with Aircraft in Scheduled Commercial Operations in the Continental United States
    1949-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Development of aircraft windshields to resist impact with birds in flight part I, collision of birds with aircraft in scheduled commercial operations in the continental united states.
  • The Celestial Altitude Differential Computer
    The Celestial Altitude Differential Computer
    1949-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The purpose of this instrument is to compute the change in altitude of a celestial body for a short interval of time. Such change being due both to the rotation of the earth and to movement of an observer over the surface of the earth.
  • An Investigation of Prediction of Success in Naval Flight Training Part I II III IV
    An Investigation of Prediction of Success in Naval Flight Training, Part I, II, III, IV
    1948-12-17 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Appendices to the report- An Investigation of Prediction of Success in Naval Flight Training, Part I, II, III, IV. This publication embodies materials pertinent to the administration of the tests and analysis of the data, which are too voluminous to be included in the report proper.
  • The Position Plotter
    The Position Plotter
    1948-12-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The position plotter was conceived in the aeronautical charts section of technical development service and the design was accomplished within that section.
  • Radar Ignition of Photoflash Lamps
    Radar Ignition of Photoflash Lamps
    1948-11-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report refers to tests on radar ignition of photoflash lamps.
  • The Effect of Training and the Structural Aids on Performance in Three Tests of Space Orientation
    The Effect of Training and the Structural Aids on Performance in Three Tests of Space Orientation
    1948-10-28 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The present report is concerned primarily with the investigation of the influence of training and structural aids upon spatial orientation.
  • An Investigation of Prediction of Success in Naval Flight Training
    An Investigation of Prediction of Success in Naval Flight Training
    1948-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report is another in series growing out of research conducted through the close cooperation of the Division of Aviation Medicine and other units of the United States Navy. The investigation represented an effort to determine the validity, in the selection of pilots, of predictors not commonly used for this purpose such as projective test, a br ...
  • Some Considerations of High Intensity Appraoch Lighting
    Some Considerations of High Intensity Appraoch Lighting
    1948-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This paper describes some considerations of high intensity approach lighting.
  • The Development of FireRetardant Coatings for Fabric Covered Aircraft
    The Development of Fire-Retardant Coatings for Fabric Covered Aircraft
    1948-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The development of fire-retardant coatings for fabric covered aircraft.
  • The Inconsistency of Pilot Performance in Approaching the Stall Relationship to Flight Conditions Experience and Age
    The Inconsistency of Pilot Performance in Approaching the Stall: Relationship to Flight Conditions, Experience, and Age
    1948-09-30 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The investigation described in the attached report represents a more exhaustive analysis of the data collected in the course of the previous study, with particular reference to pilot age and experience, flight conditions and the relationship between accuracy of stall recognition in different maneuvers.
  • Initial Flight Tests and Theory of an Experimental Parallel Course Computer
    Initial Flight Tests and Theory of an Experimental Parallel Course Computer
    1948-09-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Initial flight tests and theory of an experimental parallel course computer.
  • Comparative Tests of Vertically and Circularly Polarized Airport Traffic Control Transmitting Antennas
    Comparative Tests of Vertically and Circularly Polarized Airport Traffic Control Transmitting Antennas
    1948-09-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Comparative tests of vertically and circularly polarized airport traffic control transmitting antennas.
  • Airphoto Patterns of Soils of the Western United States
    Airphoto Patterns of Soils of the Western United States
    1948-08-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Airphoto patterns of soils of the Western United States.
  • An Investigation of the Relationship between Visual Ability and Flight Performance
    An Investigation of the Relationship between Visual Ability and Flight Performance
    1948-06-17 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The study described in this report represents a pioneering effort to obtain, through rigorous field experimentation, objective evidence pertinent to the establishment of visual standards in the licensing of pilots.
  • A Study of Serious and Fatal Accident Records during 1939 and 1940
    A Study of Serious and Fatal Accident Records during 1939 and 1940
    1948-05-15 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The study described in this report has practical implications for the maintenance of accident records and for their use in further flight safety.
  • Report on Comparative Tests of Existing Terrain Clearance Indicators
    Report on Comparative Tests of Existing Terrain Clearance Indicators
    1948-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This deport describes the results of a number of flight tests conducted in an effort to obtain relative evaluation of the so-called Hughes radar type of terrain clearance indicator and the FM type of radio altimeter.
  • An Investigation of the Learning of Stall Perception
    An Investigation of the Learning of Stall Perception
    1948-02-16 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report is one of the series studies of studies designed to furnish information with respect to the type of training to be given as an aid in avoiding in advertent stalls.
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