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Dec 3, 1953

The Allocation of Switching Work in a System of Classification Yards

A paper which examines, from an economic standpoint, the switching work of a given system of classification yards through which fixed traffic flows move.
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Oct 19, 1953

Use of Alternative Recovery Bases by Air Defense Interceptor Aircraft

This report assesses the benefits of using alternate recovery bases for Air Defense Command interceptor aircraft to reduce fuel requirements.
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Aug 1, 1953

An Empirical Method for the Prediction of Airplane Drag Divergence Mach Number

A 1953 RAND study that investigates the problem of prediction of airplane drag divergence Mach number and provides an empirically determined expression that is applicable to clean airplane configurations.
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Mar 1, 1953

Special Staff Report: The Selection of Strategic Air Bases

This report analyzes major factors involved in the selection of strategic bases and traces the implications of this analysis for the basing of the 1956 bomber force.
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Jul 1, 1952

Employment and Labour Productivity in USSR Railroads, 1928-1950

A descriptive survey of employment, traffic volume, and labor productivity in USSR railroads from 1928-1950.
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Apr 1, 1951

Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance

The authors investigate the utility of an earth-circling space vehicle as a reconnaissance device. They conclude that TV satellites are feasible and likely to be useful if built and operated.
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Oct 4, 1950

The Satellite Rocket Vehicle: Political and Psychological Problems

This paper deals with the probable political effects resulting from the launching of a satellite vehicle under United States auspices, and from its successful use for purposes of military intelligence.
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Jan 1, 1950

The Capacity of a Railroad Freight Yard: A Survey of the Problem -- Not a Solution

A study of the ability of a railroad freight yard to receive, hold, and deliver freight cars upon order.
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Jan 1, 1949

A Mathematical Model of an Air Transportation System

A development of a mathematical model of an air transportation system in order to study the most efficient program of operations for transporting a given amount of goods between two fixed locations per unit of time.
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Jan 1, 1947

Communication and Observation Problems of a Satellite

This report comprises a discussion of problems and requirements of instrumentation for communication between ground stations and a man-made satellite on an orbit above the earth's equator.
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Jul 1, 1946

Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship

More than eleven years before the orbiting of Sputnik, history's first artificial space satellite, Project RAND released its first report: Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship (SM-11827), May 2, 1946.

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Special Staff Report: The Selection of Strategic Air Bases

Employment and Labour Productivity in USSR Railroads, 1928-1950

Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance

The Satellite Rocket Vehicle: Political and Psychological Problems

The Capacity of a Railroad Freight Yard: A Survey of the Problem -- Not a Solution

A Mathematical Model of an Air Transportation System

Communication and Observation Problems of a Satellite

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Accelerating New Power Plants Depends on Better Data

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The Allocation of Switching Work in a System of Classification Yards

Use of Alternative Recovery Bases by Air Defense Interceptor Aircraft

An Empirical Method for the Prediction of Airplane Drag Divergence Mach Number

Special Staff Report: The Selection of Strategic Air Bases

Employment and Labour Productivity in USSR Railroads, 1928-1950

Utility of a Satellite Vehicle for Reconnaissance

The Satellite Rocket Vehicle: Political and Psychological Problems

The Capacity of a Railroad Freight Yard: A Survey of the Problem -- Not a Solution

A Mathematical Model of an Air Transportation System

Communication and Observation Problems of a Satellite

Preliminary Design of an Experimental World-Circling Spaceship

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