Technology to Reduce Aircraft Noise: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, October 21, 1997, Volume 4 |
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Page 3 - I want to thank our witnesses for appearing before the Subcommittee today, and I look forward to our discussion.
Page 39 - ... the scope and subject matter of the report. At several points during the study, OTA staff met formally and informally with officials and staff of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA). Individuals from these agencies, as well as from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the General Services Administration, the Patent and...
Page 65 - Reduce the perceived noise levels of future aircraft by a factor of two from today's subsonic aircraft within 10 years, and by a factor of four within 20 years.
Page 9 - Administration before the Subcommittee on Technology Committee on Science US House of Representatives...
Page 38 - Dean of the School of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Page 27 - Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and serves on the Board of Directors for the American Helicopter Society.
Page 2 - I am a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Co-Chair of the FAA Research and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC).
Page 26 - ... per pound, by 2020. These goals are framed in terms of a final outcome - the anticipated benefit of NASA-developed technology once it has been incorporated into our nation's aviation and space system. Each of these goals stretches the boundaries of our knowledge and capabilities. Each requires taking technical risks and performing coordinated long-term research and technology development with our partners in industry and government. We may not know how to fully achieve each goal today; however,...
Page 38 - He has also served as the vice president and chief administrative officer of the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
Page 79 - ... and how were they used? What was life like for our early tool-making ancestors? Most important, from our perspective, what was the role played by technology during the course of human evolution? These are fascinating questions with great relevance for understanding where we have come from, how we got where we are today, and where we might be going in the future with our use of technology. This is not just a biological story. Human evolution concerns not just physical change, but also behavioral...