Midair collisions in U.S. civil aviation 2000-2004: The roles of radio communications and altitude

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1252-1255

  De Voogt, Alexander J ^a   Van Doorn, Robert R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft separation; Civil aviation accidents; Collision altitude; Hear and avoid; Radio communication; Traffic patterns

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; VISIBILITY; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; RADIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845451873     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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