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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"USAF"”.
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Mass Exodus: Examination of USAF Pilot Retention
… to survive. The United States Air Force (USAF) is currently facing such a challenge in the form of severely low retention among its highly trained pilots. This study strove to explore this problem, looking at the underlying reasons why pilots were leaving the USAF before retirement and …
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Intelligent precision attitude control for USAF A-10 aircraft
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995.
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Psychological Health Outcomes Within USAF Remotely Piloted Aircraft Support Career Fields
… intelligence personnel in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) who support these activities have reported personal accounts of posttraumatic stress and fatigue, possibly due to viewing high-definition, full-motion-video, remote warfare. Rates of mental health diagnoses and counseling are unknown in this …
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The Influence of USAF Intelligence Squadron Commander Servant Leaders on Followers
… servant leadership characteristics exhibited by USAF intelligence squadron commanders on USAF intelligence E-8 Senior Master Sergeants (SMSgts). The results of the study highlighted the positive influences of servant leadership to include creating a culture where followers feel like a community, …
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Undue Influence: The Dangerous Side Effects of Toxic Leaders on USAF Pilot Retention
The United States Air Force (USAF) has struggled with pilot retention for decades. Though solutions have largely focused on quality of life and monetary incentives, the influence of leadership on retention decisions has yet to be thoroughly studied. This qualitative phenomenological study sought to …
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Development of a GPS-aided navigation system without INS for the USAF A-10 aircraft
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995.
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Analyzing the United States Air Force agile transformation using a systems thinking approach
The United States Air Force (USAF), like many large enterprises, has struggled to keep up with industry in developing state of the art systems in a timely manner. Although many argue that the landscape for the Department of Defense (DoD) has complex and unique factors this does not make the needs …
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A Systemic View to Acquiring Innovation: How the US Air Force Selects and Integrates Private Sector Innovation
The United States Air Force (USAF) is seeing a shift in global powers. In order to stay ahead of the new threat of near-peer advisories, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force established a plan, Accelerate Change or Lose. In this plan, General Charles Q. Brown asks USAF personnel to become innovative …
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Benefit analysis and feasibility of ground collision avoidance systems on United States Air Force aircraft
This thesis examines a specific type of USAF aircraft mishaps - Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) mishaps. The thesis presents data on CFIT mishaps, causes, and efforts to reduce CFIT mishaps through the development and adoption of Ground Collision Avoidance Systems (GCAS) or similar designs - …
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The sky is no longer the limit: United States Air Force jet fighter development between the Korean and Vietnam Wars
… and gaps in the existing literature on USAF jet fighter development between the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. It examines USAF thinking by analyzing and explaining more completely the factors underpinning and shaping the development of US jet fighters in the period between 1951 and 1965. …
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Bird Strike Risk Assessment for United States Air Force Airfields and Aircraft
… and develop preventive measures. Analysis of USAF bird-strike data identified trends and indicated suggested relationships among factors contributing to damaging strikes. From FY 1988 through FY 1997, the annual mean was 2,668 bird strikes with peaks evident in fall and spring. Daylight and …
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Tooth lesions and fluoride content in teeth, bones and antlers of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
… hemionus) from the US Air Force Academy (USAF A) at Colorado Springs, Colorado have shown antler fractures and tooth lesions. Brittle bones and tooth lesions have been associated with high ingestion of fluorides. The present study compared prevalence and severity of tooth lesions with …
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Safety in US Air Force Tandem Seat Pilot Training Applying STAMP Processes
… pilot training in the United States Air Force (USAF). The USAF Safety investigation board (SIB) process has gained valuable insight from accidents in the past; however, it suffers from the shortcomings mentioned above. Northrup Grumman’s T-38 Talon is the advanced jet trainer that has been used …
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An Ultrawideband Dual-Linear Polarization Feed for Solar Microwave Observation
… responsibility of the United States Air Force (USAF). Identification of the source eliminates the possibility of intentional jamming or a systems failure. When such a determination is made, warnings can be issued so that measures can be taken such as using different communication frequencies or …
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Modification of an ambient air quality model for assessment of US naval aviation emittants.
… a generalized air quality assessment model for USAF operations were obtained and analyzed. Areas of incompatibility with USN aircraft operations were identified and modified to closely approximate these operations. Data were obtained by observation of operations at a Naval Air Station and these …
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Tailorability-focused recommendations for United States Air Force software acquisition policy
… from the Department and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) regarding software acquisition reforms are detailed first. The existing policy is examined to identify gaps regarding tailoring development processes to different software systems. After providing context on how software is developed and …
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Computation tools for the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic imaging
… results on the standard United States Air Force (USAF) 1951 target and breast tissue samples, we show an improvement of 10.53 dB in the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) after denoising. In addition, the absorbance contrast ratio (ACR) is increased by at least 1.07 times after deblurring over a spatial …
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Limit Cycle PIO Analysis With Simultaneously Acting Multiple Asymmetric Saturation
… analyses are performed on a model based on the USAF NT-33A variable stability aircraft with nonlinearities including stick position limiting, elevator deflection limiting, and elevator rate limiting. These analyses involve the use of dual input describing functions which enable the prediction of …
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Evaluation and Flight Assessment of a Scale Glider
… was also completed and compared using SURFACES, USAF Datcom, and MIT AVL software. The glide slope estimate and stability and control derivatives obtained from flight test data showed considerable range and uncertainty. Potential sources of noisy test data and model flaws are discussed in detail. …
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Design & implementation of the pilot physician program for the U.S. Air Force - Air National Guard
… a pilot-physician program for the entire USAF Air National Guard – thus tapping an available, but unutilized resource. Specific aims of this program will be 1) to create a dual-designation AFSC (or to apply the existing active duty AFSC [48VX] to the ANG program) that will allow …
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