Notes 1 - Air Transportation Systems Laboratory - Virginia Tech

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Post War Period• 1945 - First radar equipped control tower (Indianapolis)• 1946 - Federal Airport Act of 1946• 1951 - British launch the first commercial jet (Comet I)- Airport runway lengths grow substantially- More support equipment is needed• 1958 - Federal Aviation Act of 1958- Creates the Federal Aviation Agency (today’s FAA)- Retains CAB for regulatory control• 1967 - Department of Transportation emerges- FAA becomes the Federal Aviation Administration- NTSB is created (National Transportation Safety Board)Virginia Tech 10
Airport and Airway Technologies (50’s)Relevant airport/aviation technologies:• Very High Frequency Omni-directional Range and Finding(VOR’s and later VORTAC’s)• Instrument Landing System (ILS)• Approach lighting systemsVORTACILS AntennaVirginia Tech 11
Page 4 and 5: Early Developments (II)• 1930s -
Page 6 and 7: Early Airports• In the 30’s air
Page 8 and 9: End of WWII Circa Aircraft• 1946
Page 12 and 13: Representative Aircraft of the Post
Page 14 and 15: Short-Range Aircraft Development (6
Page 16 and 17: Supersonic Aircraft (Late 60’s)
Page 18 and 19: Airport Innovations (70’s)In the
Page 20 and 21: More Recent Issues• Airport and A
Page 22 and 23: Satellite Revolution• 1993 - GPS
Page 24 and 25: Airports for General Aviation UseTh
Page 26 and 27: Virginia Tech (A.A. Trani)26
Page 28 and 29: New Generation Twin Engine Aircraft

Notes 1 - Air Transportation Systems Laboratory - Virginia Tech

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