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Aviation Research at TRB
 The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to aviation. In addition, it includes links to selected aviation research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB aviation-related programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s aviation-related research products. |
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TRB Aviation-Related Programs and Activities
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 Airport Response to Special EventsJuly 26, 2014 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 57: Airport Response to Special Events explores how airports plan, manage, and recover from special events in order to help minimize the event’s effects on an airport’s regular operations. The synthesis explores issues related to planning, organizing, and applying lessons learned, as well as addressing potential surprises and impacts o... |
Hearing on the State of U.S. Aviation ManufacturingJuly 25, 2014 On July 23, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to examine the state of American aviation manufacturing, including economic health and challenges facing the industry. |
 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submissions Due August 1, 2014July 24, 2014 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 94th Annual Meeting , January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C., and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). The spotlight theme for the 2015 TRB Annual Meeting is Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology. Spotlight sessions, workshops, and... |
 Best Practices for General Aviation Aircraft Fuel-Tank SamplingJuly 23, 2014 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Results Digest 21: Best Practices for General Aviation Aircraft Fuel-Tank Sampling estimates the discard amounts from fuel testing samples that are entering the stormwater run-off system, and develops best practices for proper disposal of the fuel-tank samples. |
RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Legal Research Topics for Fiscal Year 2015July 22, 2014 The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential legal research topics for the Fiscal Year 2015 ACRP Legal Research Program. The closing date for submitting legal research topics is September 5, 2014. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP legal research topic is by using our online proposal form . The ACRP is an applied, contract research program with the objective of ... |
RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Synthesis Topics for Fiscal Year 2015July 22, 2014 The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential synthesis topics for the Fiscal Year 2015 ACRP Synthesis Program. The closing date for submitting synthesis topics is September 12, 2014. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP synthesis topic is by the online proposal form . Syntheses are state-of-the-practice reports prepared under contract by outside individuals or fir... |
 2015 TRB 94th Annual Meeting: Plan Now to Exhibit at Our New VenueJuly 22, 2014 On July 24, 2014, all businesses and organizations will have the opportunity to register for exhibit space to showcase their products and services to nearly 12,000 transportation professionals in attendance at the TRB 94th Annual Meeting, January 11-15, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The meeting, to be held at a new venue, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, will provide new benefits to exhi... |
 Research Methods for Understanding Aircraft Noise Annoyances and Sleep DisturbanceJuly 19, 2014 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web-Only Document 17: Research Methods for Understanding Aircraft Noise Annoyances and Sleep Disturbance explores the development and validation of a research protocol for a large-scale study of aircraft noise exposure-annoyance response relationships across the U.S. The report also highlights alternative research methods for field studies to as... |
TRB Webinar: Wake Recategorization (RECAT) July 17, 2014 TRB will conduct a webinar on August 14, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET that will discuss aircraft wake recategorization at airports. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently undertaken a significant project at Memphis International Airport to develop an approach and implementation of recategorizing aircraft wake categories and the associated spacing standards. Webinar presenters ... |
 Safety Reporting Systems at Airports July 16, 2014 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 58: Safety Reporting Systems at Airports describes safety reporting methods and systems for airports certificated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 by assessing current practices, processes, and systems used to collect and analyze safety data and information. |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research.
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Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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