Airport Safety Papers & Publications

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Crash Simulation of Transport Aircraft for Predicting Fuel Release First Phase—Simulation of the Lockheed Constellation Model L-1649 Full-Scale Crash Test

DOT/FAA/TC-12/43 Authors: R.T. Bocchieri, R.M. MacNeill, C.N. Northrup, and D.S. Dierdorf


Test and Evaluation of Rear-Wheel Steering for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles—Part 2

DOT/FAA/TC-TN12/34 Author: Nicholas Subbotin, Kris Cozart, and John Hawk]


Using an Avian Radar to Supplement an Airport Wildlife Hazard Assessment

DOT/FAA/TC-TN12/27 Author: Edwin E. Herricks, Wendell Bunch, Steve Osmek, and Frank Svoboda


Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Radar and Electro-Optical Foreign Object Debris Detection System

DOT/FAA/TC-12/22 Authors: Edwin E. Herricks, Elizabeth Woodworth, and James Patterson, Jr.


Development of a Firefighting Agent Application Test Protocol for Aircraft Fuselage Composites, Phase I—Carbon Fiber

DOT/FAA/TC-12/6 Author: John C. Hode


Development of Criteria for Parachute Landing Areas on Airports

DOT/FAA/AR-11/30 Author: Lauren Vitagliano, Donald W. Gallagher, and Holly Cyrus


Evaluation of Trapezoidal-Shaped Runway Grooves

DOT/FAA/TC-TN12/7 Author: James W. Patterson, Jr.

Evaluation of New Obstruction Lighting Techniques to Reduce Avian Fatalities

DOT/FAA/TC-TN12/9 Author: James W. Patterson, Jr.


Performance Assessment of an Electro-Optical-Based Foreign Object Debris Detection System

DOT/FAA/AR-11/13 Author: Edwin E. Herricks*, Peter Lazar III, Elizabeth Woodworth*, and James Patterson, Jr.


Test and Evaluation of Next Generation 65-Foot, High-Reach Extendable Turret

DOT/FAA/AR-11/15 Author: Keith Bagot and John Hawk


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