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Showing 1 to 20 of 194 for “"FAA"”.
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Experimental Investigation of NexGen and Gas Burner for FAA Fire Test
… designed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tech Center for the required FAA fire certification tests on Powerplant. The objective of this study is to understand the performance of this burner and provide the benchmark to adapt the burner setting for future FAA fire tests. The NexGen …
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Experimental Investigation of NexGen and Gas Burner for FAA Fire Test
… designed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tech Center for the required FAA fire certification tests on Powerplant. The objective of this study is to understand the performance of this burner and provide the benchmark to adapt the burner setting for future FAA fire tests. The NexGen …
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U.S. Airspace Integration: Perspectives of the FAA UAS Test Site Program
… aircraft operations in an effort to assist the FAA in its task to form safety regulations regarding unmanned aircraft. The FAA has been heavily criticized for its slow movement and inability to meet deadlines. The purpose of this study is to gather perceptions of the FAA’s unmanned aircraft …
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Optimizing thermal spray quality verification in FAA repair station specializing in rotating components
… Connecticut Rotating Parts (CTRP) is an FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in rotating hardware. Thermal spray is used at multiple stages during the repair process so the continued operation of its spray booths are critical to meeting delivery dates. Currently, CTRP runs weekly …
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Data warehousing, OLAP, and data mining : an integrated strategy for use at FAA
Thesis (S.B. and M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.
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Considerations for domestic law enforcement implementation of a UAS program in the proposed FAA regulatory environment of integration into the national airspace system
… progress by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). First, the author reviews current academic literature and provides analysis on key policy issues of safety, the transfer of risk, and constitutional rights. Then, the author consults the knowledge and experience of individuals responsible for …
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Delays in Hiring Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Graduates and the Impact on Their Training Success Rate
… individuals the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) utilizes when filling the employee ranks of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC). After a nationwide strike, President Reagan fired the entire ATC workforce in 1981 (Pavel, 2012). Since then the FAA has worked very diligently in filling the vacant …
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EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVISION OF FUNCTIONAL AMINO ACIDS TO ENHANCE ROBUSTNESS IN ENTERIC CHALLENGED PIGS
… by supplementation with functional amino acids (FAA), including Threonine (Thr), Methionine (Met) and Tryptophan (Trp). The beneficial effects of FAA supplementation may be more advantageous in susceptible categories such as low birth weight (LBW) pigs. Therefore, this thesis evaluated the …
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AN ANALYSIS OF EN ROUTE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
… and efficiency of flights is a large mission the FAA is tasked with. Since the early 2000’s the FAA has been working on implementing their next generation air transportation system that aims at modernizing the way flights are managed. Some of the changes brought on by the implementation of next …
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Self-Control and its Influence on Global/Local Processing: An Investigation of the Role of Frontal Alpha Asymmetry and Dispositional Approach Tendencies
… been associated with frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA; i.e., lateralized cortical activity in the frontal regions) where greater left-frontal activation is associated with greater approach motivation and reduced attentional breadth. The process model of self-control posits that exercising …
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Collegiate Training Initiative - Training Methods as a Predictor to Success
… how they affect the outcome of training at the FAA Academy, the first assigned facility and second facility prior to certification. The Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) has been in place for over 25 years, training college students to get a recommendation to apply for a …
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Public and private safety enforcement in the air transportation industry
… three chapters. Chapter One, "Patterns of FAA Enforcement," highlights problems with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) implementation of its safety oversight system for passenger-service airlines. The chapter contains information on the safety oversight system for context. A …
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Air Traffic Control Resource Management Strategies and the Small Aircraft Transportation System: A System Dynamics Perspective
… airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will also play a major role in the successful implementation of SATS, however, the administration is reluctant to embrace the unproven concept. The purpose of the research presented in this dissertation is to determine if the FAA can pursue a …
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Comparison of Marshall Compactor and Superpave Gyratory Compactor for Mix Design and Control of Airport Asphalt Mixtures
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) current Advisor Circular "Standard Specifications for Construction of Airports" No. 150/5370-10H (2018) allows the engineer to select compaction by either the Marshall hammer or Superpave Gyratory Compactor (SGC). The specifications require a compaction …
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Automatic Dependant Surveillance-Broadcast Training
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), current delays in air traffic across the United States cost the country’s economy roughly 9.4 billion dollars annually. With air traffic expected to triple again over the next several decades, the FAA has been in the process of implementing …
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A risk analysis of unmanned aircraft systems in the National Airspace system for utility applications
… increase the safety of asset inspections. The FAA is allowing the use of UAS for commercial purposes under strict operational restrictions that would limit utility companies from realizing the full potential of UAS operations. The goal of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive risk analysis …
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A practical method for incorporating Real Options analysis into US federal benefit-cost analysis procedures
… of work for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and through discussions with FAA officials knowledgeable about the BCA methods in practice. The proposed approach with FAA Airport Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidelines was applied to a Hypothetical Project for illustrative purposes.
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Airborne Internet : market & opportunity
… internet is strongly supported by the Pentagon, FAA and NASA. The U.S. Air Force and FAA are working on defining the architecture of an airborne network and hope to begin actively developing and testing the network itself between 2008 and 2012. According to the FAA, in 2005 there were 10 million …
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Surfactina desidratada como agente potencializador da biorremediação de solos contaminados com petróleo
… amostras de solos franco-argilo-arenoso (FAA) ou argiloso (ARG) contaminados com petróleo. As taxas respiratórias mais elevadas nos microcosmos adicionados de petróleo demonstraram que o petróleo foi utilizado como fonte de carbono pelas microbiotas nos microcosmos de ambos os tipos de …
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Computerized Aircraft Accident Investigation: Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspectors' Perceptions
… perceptions of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASIs) on the use of a personal computer in the aircraft accident investigation process. A descriptive study survey questionnaire was used to collect the data for the study, which was sent to 150 FAA ASIs. The data …
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