The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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.
1959-06-01
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Federal Aviation Agency Reports
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The requirements for the Vortac coverage have been thoroughly investigated, both theoretically and experimentally. However, the requirements for coverage from a DMET facility have not been as well documented. The purpose of this investigation has been to explore the theoretical coverage of proposed low-power DMET (1 kw) facilities and to compare th
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1959-05-01
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Federal Aviation Agency Reports
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This volume contains summaries and references of published reports on au-port marking and lighting and related topics. It was prepared to support the objectives of Contract FAA/BRD-13. The basic objectives of that contract were to bring together results of operational tests and evaluations on airport marking and lighting, to identify unresolved pro
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1959-05-01
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Federal Aviation Agency Reports
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This report is one of three volumes on airport marking and lighting systems prepared for the Federal Aviation Agency by Human Sciences Research, Inc. Its immediate purpose is to provide systemic guidance for operational installations that must proceed with new construction.
1959-05-01
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Federal Aviation Agency Reports
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The purpose of this report is to supply some of the required answers by an analysis of representative flight strips selected from actual flight strips used August 1, 1958, in the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center. The work has been performed under Task No. 5 of Contract No. FAA/BRD-14.
1959-05-01
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Federal Aviation Agency Reports
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This report is one of three volumes on airport marking and lighting system prepared for the Federal Aviation Agency by Human Services Research, Inc. Its immediate Purpose is to provide systematic guidance for operational Installation that must proceed with new construction and cannot wait for the results of the Bureau of Research and development re
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1959-05-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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Studies and tests have been conducted to determine the proper location for a TACAN facility monitor antenna. Although the tests were limited to exploration of the near and far-field areas of AN/URN-3 and AN/GRN-9 TACAN antenna radiation patterns, the advisability of employing far-field monitoring with all TACAN antennas is established.
1959-04-01
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Federal Aviation Agency Reports
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This project called for the study, testing, and improving of the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System. Phase I of the project, preliminary work on the evaluation of the system, has been reported in published letter reports and in handbooks issued for special test equipment developed during the program. Specifications for the preliminary phase we
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