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    A head-up display format for transport aircraft approach and landing

    Bray, R. S. / Scott, B. C. | NTRS | 1981
    transport aircraft landing. In the design process of iterative evaluation and modification, some general principles, or guidelines, applicable to ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Aircraft operating efficiency on the North Atlantic, a challenge for the 1980's

    Steinberg, R. | NTRS | 1981
    next decade. These changes are identified and their impact on aircraft operating efficiency is discussed. Possible alternatives for North ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Airport noise impact reduction through operations

    Deloach, R. | NTRS | 1981
    airport. Specifically, the relative effectiveness of adding sound absorbing material to aircraft engines, imposing curfews, and treating houses ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    A method for determining landing runway length for a STOL aircraft

    Watson, D. M. / Hardy, G. H. / Moran, J. F. et al. | NTRS | 1981
    Based on data obtained from flight tests of the augmentor wing jet STOL research aircraft, a method is proposed for determining the length ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    An evaluation of head-up displays in civil transport operations

    Lauber, J. K. / Bray, R. S. / Scott, B. C. | NTRS | 1981
    evaluation was conducted on the flight simulator for advanced aircraft at Ames. A non-conformal HUD concept which contained raw data and Flight ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    A pilot's subjective analysis of a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI)

    Keyser, G. L., Jr. | NTRS | 1981
    Both the advent of electronic displays for cockpit applications and the availability of high-capacity data transmission systems, linking ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Automated pilot advisory system test and evaluation at Manassas Municipal Airport

    Parks, J. L., Jr. | NTRS | 1981
    airport and air traffic advisories at high density uncontrolled airports. The APAS concept is to utilize low cost automated systems to provide the ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Basic research in wake vortex alleviation using a variable twist wing

    Morris, D. J. / Holbrook, G. T. | NTRS | 1981
    The variable twist wing concept was used to investigate the relative effects of lift and turbulence distribution on the rolled up vortex ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Combustion toxicology of epoxy/carbon fiber composites

    Cagliostro, D. E. | NTRS | 1981
    facility. A description of the facility and some preliminary results from tests on a Navy 3501-6AS composite, a typical composite for fighter ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Concorde with the airlines

    Leyman, C. S. | NTRS | 1980
    The only supersonic aircraft in airline service, Concorde, offers the first actual test of supersonic cruise feasibility and the only real ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Current Research in Aircraft Tire Design and Performance

    Tanner, J. A. / Mccarthy, J. L. / Clark, S. K. | NTRS | 1981
    A review of the tire research programs which address the various needs identified by landing gear designers and airplane users is presented ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Evaluation of emergency-locator-transmitter performance in real and simulated crash tests

    Carden, H. D. | NTRS | 1981
    excessive false alarms and nonactivations of ELT's during crash situations were determined and solutions to the current operational and technical ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Extinguishing in-flight engine fuel-leak fires with dry chemicals

    Altman, R. L. | NTRS | 1981
    The fire extinguishant storage temperature requirements were examined for several commercially available dry chemicals. Particular emphasis ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Fireworthiness of transport aircraft interior systems

    Parker, J. A. / Kourtides, D. A. | NTRS | 1981
    tests, these components appear to offer the most immediate and highest payoff possible by modifying interior materials of existing aircraft ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Flight tests of a clear-air turbulence alerting system

    Kurkowski, R. L. / Kuhn, P. M. / Stearns, L. P. | NTRS | 1981
    the alter time and reliability depend on the band-pass of the IR filter used and on the altitude of the aircraft. Results of flights tests ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Flight tests of IFR landing approach systems for helicopters

    Bull, J. S. / Hegarty, D. M. / Peach, L. L. et al. | NTRS | 1981
    concepts, and to provide FAA with data for establishment of TERPS criteria. The first flight-test investigation consisted of helicopter IFR ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    Guidance and control system research for improved terminal area operations

    Hueschen, R. M. / Creedon, J. F. / Bundick, W. T. et al. | NTRS | 1981
    aircraft in the terminal area are described. The guidance and control systems were designed to improve the capacity and efficiency of terminal area ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    How a pilot looks at altitude

    Spady, A. A., Jr. / Harris, R. L., Sr. | NTRS | 1981
    Commerical pilot eye scanning data previously collected were reanalyzed to evaluate how pilot used the drum pointer altimeter. The results ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    In-flight direct-strike lightning research

    Pitts, F. L. / Thomas, M. E. | NTRS | 1981
    Tests designed to investigate the lightning-generated electromagnetic environment affecting aircraft are discussed. An F-106B aircraft ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety

    NASA/FAA general aviation crash dynamics program

    Thomson, R. G. / Hayduk, R. J. / Carden, H. D. | NTRS | 1981
    displacements on collapsing structure. Tests on typical full scale aircraft and on full and subscale structural components are performed to verify the ...
    Publisher: NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Keywords: Air Transportation And Safety