The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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.
1938-09-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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This report gives a brief history leading up to present developments of the various methods employed in the procurement of areological data in the free or upper air, which is beyond the range of surface recording instruments.
1938-08-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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This report presents a comparative discussion of the German and American reports, and gives the results of the investigations made to determine the possible cause of the destruction of the Airship "Hindenburg" on May 6, 1937, at about 6:20 PM, at the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey.
1938-07-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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The Z marker was developed to meet the need for a positive position indicator for aircraft operating under instrument flying conditions which would otherwise have to depend entirely upon the cone of silence" as an indication of passage directly over a range station.
1938-07-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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The development of fan type ultra-high frequency markers for use as fixes and let-down aids in airways traffic control was covered in two reports recently released by the Safety and Planning Division. The development of these markers was accomplished at Washington, D. C, and Bowie, Md. in 1936 and 1937.
1938-07-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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An antenna system, similar to the four-element array described in Safety and Planning Division Report No. 5, except operating above a wire mesh counterpoise, was installed and tested at the Bowie, m-2 light beacon. Improvements in the method of conducting energy from the transmitter to the antenna were incorporated in this installation. The system
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1938-05-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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This report is concerned with the effects of the diminished partial pressure of oxygen encountered while in flight at high altitudes on the average flying population.
1938-04-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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This report covers the results of flight tests on the Knoxville, Tennessee SARA radio range station to determine the cause of the peculiar cone of silence characteristics which had been observed at this station.
1938-04-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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The purpose of the study is to determine the relative safety of aircraft using a single dual-geared power plant, as compared with the conventional twin engine arrangement, and to make recommendations with regard to approval or disapproval of such aircraft for twin engine airline operation.
1938-04-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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The period chosen for this analysis begins January 1, 1954, and ends January 28, 1938. This regarded as a critical period in aviation history in view of the cancellations of air mail contracts which occurred early in 1934 followed by reorganization of all domestic airlines.
1938-04-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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This study was based on an analysis of power plant failures and resulting accidents on the twin engine aircraft operating on scheduled airways during the past three years.
1938-04-01
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports
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The purpose of the report herein are to conduct a survey of various research facilities adaptable to or engaged in a study of pilot fatigue factors and outline a program of investigation.
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