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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) superseded the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in 1958.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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  • Study of Safety of Aircraft Having DualGeared Power Plant
    Study of Safety of Aircraft Having Dual-Geared Power Plant
    1938-04-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    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.
  • Airport Administrative officials and Managers
    Airport Administrative officials and Managers
    1938-02-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This directory contains the names of all airport managers and assistant managers throughout the United States, together with the administrative official of the municipality, county or organization having general supervision over the airport.
  • The Development of an Airways Ultra High Frequency Communications Circuit
    The Development of an Airways Ultra High Frequency Communications Circuit
    1938-02-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The development of a ultra high frequency radio teletypewriter circuit between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, MD., is described in this report.
  • The Development UltraHighFrequency Communications Circuit
    The Development Ultra-High-Frequency Communications Circuit
    1938-02-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The development ultra-high-frequency communications circuit.
  • Report on Tests at the Philadelphia Radio Range
    Report on Tests at the Philadelphia Radio Range
    1938-01-14 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report covers an investigation of the operation of the Philadelphia radio range made jointly by representatives of the Safety and Planning Division and Airways Engineering Division.
  • Tests Conducted to Determine Safe Methods of Dumping Fuel from Airplanes in Flight
    Tests Conducted to Determine Safe Methods of Dumping Fuel from Airplanes in Flight
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    In order that the Bureau of Air Commerce might determine safe methods of dumping fuel from airplanes m flight, a series of tests was conducted to evaluate the fire hazard present in such an operation.
  • Improved Radio Hearing Aids
    Improved Radio Hearing Aids
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Report and recommendations for improved radio hearing aids.
  • Development of a Safety and Planning Program
    Development of a Safety and Planning Program
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Preliminary study and analysis showed that the safety and planning obligations of the Bureau under the Air Commerce Act required attention to the following: 1. A national civil airways system 2. air carrier operation problems 3. Safe and efficient.
  • Report on the Development of Fan Type Ultra High Frequency Radio Markers as a Traffic Control and LetDown Aid
    Report on the Development of Fan Type Ultra High Frequency Radio Markers as a Traffic Control and Let-Down Aid
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Report on the Development of Fan Type Ultra High Frequency Radio Markers as a Traffic Control and Let-Down Aid
  • Geographical Separation of Radio Range Stations Operating on the Same Adjacent Frequencies in the 200400 KC Band
    Geographical Separation of Radio Range Stations Operating on the Same Adjacent Frequencies in the 200–400 KC Band
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    This report describes an investigation made to determine the minimum geographical separation which could be tolerated between radio range stations operating on the same frequency or on frequencies spaced 3 and 6 kc.
  • Preliminary Report on a Four Course Ultra High Frequency Radio Range
    Preliminary Report on a Four Course Ultra High Frequency Radio Range
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Preliminary Report on a Four Course Ultra High Frequency Radio Range. The purpose of this report is to describe the equipment used, and discuss the results obtained in these first experiments.
  • The Development of FanType UltraHighFrequency Radio Markers as a Traffic Control and LetDown Aid
    The Development of Fan-Type Ultra-High-Frequency Radio Markers as a Traffic Control and Let-Down Aid
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Report on the development of fan-type ultra-high-frequency radio markers as a traffic control and let-down aid.
  • Preliminary Report on a Four Course UltraHighFrequency Radio Range
    Preliminary Report on a Four Course Ultra-High-Frequency Radio Range
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Preliminary report on a four course ultra-high-frequency radio range.
  • Geographical Separation of Radio Range Stations Operating on Same or Adjacent Frequencies in the 200400 Kilocycle Band
    Geographical Separation of Radio Range Stations Operating on Same or Adjacent Frequencies in the 200–400 Kilocycle Band
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Geographical separation of radio range stations operating on same or adjacent frequencies in the 200–400 Kilocycle Band.
  • 125Megacycle Airport Traffic Control Tests at Indianapolis
    125-Megacycle Airport Traffic Control Tests at Indianapolis
    1938-01-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Report on 125-Megacycle airport traffic control tests at Indianapolis.
  • Survey of Study and Development Needs of the Aviation Industry
    Survey of Study and Development Needs of the Aviation Industry
    1937-12-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The responses to this survey contain well over a hundred projects which the industry feels should be worked on in the interests of greater safety in aviation. These recommendations have been separated in accordance -with the functional organization of the Division, have been tabulated in approximate order of their urgency or importance, and are her ...
  • Method of Functioning of the Division
    Method of Functioning of the Division
    1937-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The aims and purposes of the Safety and Planning Division, the nature and scope of the problems which proposes to handle and details of the organization are described in the Note No.1, Supplemental Justification for 1938-39 Budget Estimate.
  • Report on the Status of Instrument Landing Systems
    Report on the Status of Instrument Landing Systems
    1937-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    The report recommends that the Bureau of Air Commerce purchase, install, and operate a number of instrument landing systems at various airports throughout the United States on an experimental basis.
  • The Status of Instrument Landing Systems
    The Status of Instrument Landing Systems
    1937-10-01 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    Report on the status of instrument landing systems.
  • Supplemental Justification for 193839 Budget Estimate
    Supplemental Justification for 1938–39 Budget Estimate
    1937-08-28 | Civil Aeronautics Administration Reports | PDF
    A statement of the aims and purpose of the Safety and Planning Division of the Bureau of Air Commerce, together with a description of some of the work now going forward in that division were delivered to the Bureau of the Budget in conjunction with the Air Commerce Budget Estimate for 1938-39.
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