US Aviation Security: Regulations and Agencies

US Responses to Unlawful Acts in Aviation

Brief History of US Bureaucratic Responses to Threats

  • 1961: Air Marshal program initiated.
  • 1971: FAR Part 107 (Airport Security) created.
  • 1971 & 1974: Anti-Hijacking laws passed.
  • 1978: Act to Combat Terrorism.
  • 1990: Aviation Security Improvement Act.
  • 1996: White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security.
  • 1996: Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act.
  • 2000: Airport Security Improvement Act.
  • 2001: Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA).
  • 2002: Homeland
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Aircraft Safety Systems: Enhancing Flight Operations

Aircraft Safety Systems: Enhancing Flight Operations

Principal Risk Elements to Safe Aircraft Flight Operations

  • Loss of power
  • Loss of control
  • Stopping
  • Failure of aircraft structure
  • Aircraft fires
  • Mid-air collisions

Jet Engine Safety Contributions

  • Major increases in power, especially at high altitudes
  • More power available for engine failure situations
  • Much simpler controls = fewer opportunities for human failure
  • Ability to cruise at high altitudes, above most bad weather
  • Ability to climb quickly through bad weather
  • Dramatically
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Aircraft Certification Standards and Airworthiness Compliance

Means of Compliance (MoC)

  • MoC 0, Statement: Direct Answer. Applicant declaration, normally supported with a short rationale, which shows compliance with the requirement.
  • MoC 1, Description: Descriptive document or reference to a document including the drawings that show compliance with the requirement.
  • MoC 2, Analysis: Documents with calculations and analysis that show compliance with the requirements.
  • MoC 3, Safety Assessment: Specific analysis prepared to show compliance with Safety Requirements (
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Aviation Security: Threats and Acts of Unlawful Interference

Understanding “Unlawful Interference”

“Unlawful Interference” encompasses a wide spectrum of acts, ranging from moderately disruptive behavior to mass terrorist attacks. Examples include:

  • Vandalism of airport facilities
  • Air rage
  • Threatening flight attendants
  • Drug smuggling
  • Cargo theft
  • Bomb threats
  • Sabotage of aircraft/NAVAIDS
  • “Simple” hijackings
  • Fatal hijackings
  • Aircraft bombing
  • 9/11 mass attacks

ICAO Annex 17: Defining “Unlawful Interference” with Civil Aviation

ICAO Annex 17 defines “Unlawful Interference”

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Architectural Styles and Movements: From Antiquity to Modernity

Key Quotes on Architecture

  • Le Corbusier: “The masterly, correct, and magnificent play of volumes brought together in light.”
  • Mies van der Rohe: “Architecture is the will of an epoch translated to space.”
  • Pablo Campos: “Architecture is the composition of spaces in space.”
  • Art: “The intellectualization of sensations through expression.”

Public Library Stockholm and Architectural Precedents

Public Library Stockholm (1920-27) by Erik Gunnar Asplund (1895-1940) introduces Modern Architecture in Scandinavia.

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Mastering V-Ray Render Options in SketchUp

V-Ray for SketchUp: Mastering Render Options

Opening V-Ray for SketchUp – Render Options

The V-Ray for SketchUp Options controls all rendering parameters. You can open these Render Options from the Plugins menu above or click directly on the V-Ray Options icon.

V-Ray for SketchUp Render Options

Saving and Loading Option Settings

There are many Options settings in V-Ray for SketchUp. Users can save the current settings or save different files according to different scenes, different render quality settings, or different render engines.

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