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Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-78/35
Title and Subtitle: Task force deterrence of air piracy-final report
Report Date: November 1978
Authors: Reighard HL, Dailey JT
Abstract: In February 1969, as the frequency of hijacking of U.S. air carrier aircraft was rising to an all-time high, the Federal Aviation Administration established a multi-disciplinary Task Force on Deterrence of Air Piracy. The work of the Task Force in developing an airline passenger pre-boarding screening system and other actions to deter hijacking is summarized. The screening system combined a behavioral profile with a metal-detecting magnetometer to identify those persons who could be potential hijackers. The value of the epidemiological method and the multi-disciplinary approach to problems of the magnitude and complexity of hijacking is emphasized.
Key Words: Hijacking, Hijacking deterrence, Hijack task force, Aviation safety, Epidemiology of hijacking, Air piracy, Behavioral profile, Magnetometers
No. of Pages: 134
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-78/35
Title and Subtitle: Task force deterrence of air piracy-final report
Report Date: November 1978
Authors: Reighard HL, Dailey JT
Abstract: In February 1969, as the frequency of hijacking of U.S. air carrier aircraft was rising to an all-time high, the Federal Aviation Administration established a multi-disciplinary Task Force on Deterrence of Air Piracy. The work of the Task Force in developing an airline passenger pre-boarding screening system and other actions to deter hijacking is summarized. The screening system combined a behavioral profile with a metal-detecting magnetometer to identify those persons who could be potential hijackers. The value of the epidemiological method and the multi-disciplinary approach to problems of the magnitude and complexity of hijacking is emphasized.
Key Words: Hijacking, Hijacking deterrence, Hijack task force, Aviation safety, Epidemiology of hijacking, Air piracy, Behavioral profile, Magnetometers
No. of Pages: 134
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