Aviation research, sourced & cited.

Curated index of aviation-relevant research from NASA NTRS, NTSB safety studies, FAA CAMI, and academic sources. Every record links back to its original — we don't host PDFs, we describe each paper and credit the authors. Built for cross-link with the rest of Atlas: search by topic, drill into a CFR section or airframe and see the research that bears on it.

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Semantic Scholar 2023 Article (Journal of Common Market Studies)

Reframing Civil–Military Relations in the EU: Insights From the Drone Strategy 2.0

In November 2022, the European Commission presented its Drone Strategy 2.0 with two main objectives: to build the European Union's (EU's) drone service market and to strengthen the Union's civil, security and defence ind…
Semantic Scholar 2022 Article (Transport Policy)

Aviation safety regulations for unmanned aircraft operations: Perspectives from users
Semantic Scholar 2021 Article

Investments in the imaginary: commercial drone speculations and relations

Drones are increasingly understood and imagined as important actors, inhabiting and transforming aerial space. From their entrenched establishment within battlefield operations, drones have spawned into a diverse ecosyst…
Semantic Scholar 2021 Article (Air & Space Law)

Open Skies for Unmanned Aircraft in Europe: An Outlier or a New Approach?

Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/947 and Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/945 contain, inter alia, the detailed rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft.
Semantic Scholar 2018 Article (Air & Space Law)

Is the World Ready for Drones?

Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) are revolutionizing the world. RPA, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or ‘drones’ present many new opportunities for a diverse range of industries and practi…
Semantic Scholar 2015 Article

Domestic Drones and Privacy: A Primer

It has been three years since Congress enacted the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, calling for the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or " drones, " into the national airspace by September 2015, an…
Semantic Scholar 2014 Article

Lost in Debate: The Safety of Domestic Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The United States is poised to integrate commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace and enable government entities to use UAS in a more expedient manner.
Semantic Scholar 2014 Article

Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System
Semantic Scholar 2014 Article

Drones and Jones : The Fourth Amendment and Police Discretion in theDigital Age
Semantic Scholar 2013 Article

Integration of Drones into Domestic Airspace: Selected Legal Issues [April 4, 2013]
Semantic Scholar 2012 Article

Pilotless Drones: Background and Considerations for Congress Regarding Unmanned Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System

The history and current status of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are covered, with particular attention paid to recent privacy implications and potential intrusiveness of drone operations that have emerged as a signific…