Air Transportation Research: Recent submissions
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Development of a Piezoelectric Servo-Flap Actuator for Helicopter Rotor Control
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1994-04-24)An actuator using a piezoelectric bender to de ect a trailing edge servo- ap for use on a helicopter rotor blade was designed, built, and tested. This actuator is an improvement over one developed previously at MIT. ... -
Implications of Contingency Planning Support for Weather and Icing
(2003-06-16)A human-centered systems analysis was applied to the adverse aircraft weather encounter problem in order to identify desirable functions of weather and icing information. The importance of contingency planning was identified ... -
Air Transportation And Socioeconomic Connectivity In The United States Since Deregulation
(2003-07)In light of ongoing threats to the viability of traditional airline business models and the provision of air service in the United States, this paper studies the fundamental interdependence of the national economy and the ...


