United States. Federal Aviation Administration.
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"This paper describes the design and prototyping of a modular, portable, reconfigurable, and wireless multipurpose sensor system for monitoring and recording environmental conditions in aircraft cabins. The objective of this small, portable embedded sensing system is to record aircraft cabin conditions on flights of convenience to generate a large database for determination of normal conditions. By designing a sensor system that can be easily reconfigured...
Author
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"This report describes the findings of the third phase of the project sponsored by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority on "Minimum Color Vision Requirements for Professional Flight Crew." This third part of the project, "Recommendations for New Color Vision Standards, " involved collaboration and co-sponsorship by the Federal Aviation Administration. Minimum color vision requirements for professional flight crew have been established by assessing...
Series
NEXTOR report volume RR-00-12
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Author
Series
Testimony volume GAO-07-693T
Publisher
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
This Government Accountability Office (GAO) testimony focuses on the progress that the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) has made in planning the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative and some key issues and challenges that JPDO continues to face. This statement is based on GAO's November 2006 report to this subcommittee as well as ongoing work. In our November 2006 report, GAO recommended that JPDO take actions...
Author
Publisher
NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A self-guided interactive training aid that presents professional pilots with operational information and tools to avoid ice, detect ice, minimize exposure, and strategies to exit icing conditions during each phase of flight. The effects of icing on aircraft performance, control upsets (wing and tail stalls), and recovery procedures are also discussed. The presentation includes imagery captured on NASA Icings Research flights, animation, pilot testimonials,...