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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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 Investigation of Site Requirements for VeryHighFrequency Radio Ranges
    An Investigation of Site Requirements for Very-High-Frequency Radio Ranges
    1947-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This note presents an analysis of the results of extensive flight tests on a two-course visual radio range operating on a frequency of 125-4 megacycles. The objective of these tests was to determine the effect of buildings, trees and telephone or power lines on the range courses and to establish from these results the site requirements for future i ...
  • A Study of the Effect of Training in Slow Flight on Landing Performance
    A Study of the Effect of Training in Slow Flight on Landing Performance
    1947-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This investigation represents an evaluation through controlled experiment of a procedure developed by flight instructors.
  • Flight Tests of Sperry Microwave Instrument Landing System
    Flight Tests of Sperry Microwave Instrument Landing System
    1947-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Flight tests of sperry microwave instrument landing system.
  • Theoretical Considerations of UltraHighFrequency TwoCourse Simulations Radio Ranges
    Theoretical Considerations of Ultra-High-Frequency Two-Course Simulations Radio Ranges
    1947-03-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Theoretical considerations of ultra-high-frequency two-course simulations radio ranges.
  • A Laboratory Study of the Soil Stabilizing Effectiveness of Artificial Resins with Special Emphasis on the AnilineFurfural Resins
    A Laboratory Study of the Soil Stabilizing Effectiveness of Artificial Resins with Special Emphasis on the Aniline-Furfural Resins
    1947-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report presents the data obtained from a laboratory investigation of the soil stabilizing properties of numerous artificial resins Because of their outstanding effectiveness, the resins formed by the reaction of aniline and furfural were given special attention.
  • A Comparison of the Polar Stereographic Gnomonic and Transverse Mercator Projections for Polar Aeronautical Charts
    A Comparison of the Polar Stereographic Gnomonic, and Transverse Mercator Projections for Polar Aeronautical Charts
    1947-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    A comparison of the polar stereographic gnomonic, and transverse mercator projections for polar aeronautical charts.
  • An Automatic Monitor System for Radio Ranges
    An Automatic Monitor System for Radio Ranges
    1947-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    An automatic monitor system for radio ranges.
  • The History and Development of the Biographical Inventory
    The History and Development of the Biographical Inventory
    1946-10-31 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes not only an important practical contribution to the selection of student pilots, but represents a significant development in the application of a generally neglected psychological techniques in the prediction of work proficiency.
  • The Effectiveness of Directed Attention to Instrument as a Training Aid
    The Effectiveness of Directed Attention to Instrument as a Training Aid
    1946-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This experiment which employed as subject student pilots in the 2nd and 3rd flight classes at the Institute of Aviation Psychology, was conducted to investigate the effect of training student pilots by the method of directed attention to instruments.
  • Effect of Training on Acuity of Peripheral Vision
    Effect of Training on Acuity of Peripheral Vision
    1946-09-26 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report is concerned with a course of systematic training of peripheral vision carried out under the auspicious of the National Research Council Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots.
  • The Agreement between Inspectors Observations as Recorded on the Ohio State Flight Inventory and Instrument Readings Obtained from Photographic Records
    The Agreement between Inspectors’ Observations as Recorded on the Ohio State Flight Inventory and Instrument Readings Obtained from Photographic Records
    1946-08-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The report is another in the series growing out of research conducted at the Institute of Aviation Psychology through the cooperation of the University of Tennessee, the State Bureau of Aeronautics, the Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots and the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The study attacks a problem which is of great prac ...
  • Studies in Motion Sickness Series C
    Studies in Motion Sickness, Series C
    1946-08-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The study is a final one describing the investigations on motion sickness administered by Wesleyan University under grants-in-aid from the National Research Council Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots from funds made available by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
  • An Appraisal of Certain Tests of Pilot Aptitude
    An Appraisal of Certain Tests of Pilot Aptitude
    1946-07-12 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes the last and most comprehensive of a series of studies conducted at the State University of Iowa in cooperation with the Army Air Forces.
  • A Partial Analysis of a ThreeMan Interview Technique for Predicting Airplane Pilot Success in the Civilian Pilot Training Program
    A Partial Analysis of a Three-Man Interview Technique for Predicting Airplane Pilot Success in the Civilian Pilot Training Program
    1946-07-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This study described in this report represents a relatively minor and incomplete investigation of the interview as an aid in prediction of pilot performance.
  • Location of Underground Cable Failures
    Location of Underground Cable Failures
    1946-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Location of underground cable failures.
  • Flight Calibration of Omnirange System
    Flight Calibration of Omnirange System
    1946-06-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Flight calibration of omnirange System.
  • A Study of Visual and Cardiovascular Standards in Relation to Success in Flight Training
    A Study of Visual and Cardiovascular Standards in Relation to Success in Flight Training
    1946-05-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The study described in this report represents a second in a series devoted to the investigation of the relationship between physical standards and accomplishments in learning to fly, conducted by the British Training Schools in the United States.
  • The Role of Fatigue in Pilot Performance
    The Role of Fatigue in Pilot Performance
    1946-05-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The report includes materials pertinent in considering the petition of TWA for regulations pertaining to hour of scheduled flight by commercial airlines on long-range operation within the continental limits of the United States.
  • The Origin Distribution and Airphoto Identification of United States Soils Appendix B
    The Origin, Distribution, and Airphoto Identification of United States Soils [Appendix B]
    1946-05-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The origin, distribution, and airphoto identification of United States soils [Appendix B]
  • Studies in Motion Sickness
    Studies in Motion Sickness
    1946-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Studies in Motion Sickness
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