CIVIL AVIATION

Evening Star, Issue 22252, 1 February 1936, Page 14

CIVIL AVIATION

AERODROME SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT (British Official Wireless.) Pi ess Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, January 30. Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air, opened in London to-day an exhibition of aerodrome equipment and services in connection with the conference of the Aerodrome Owners’ Association, at which delegates from more than 70 organisations, municipal authorities, commercal aerodrome owners, and air transport companies are discussing problems of air transport and aerodrome maintenance. Great interest attaches to a paper in which the director of Heston air port will describe the system of wireless control which has been installed at Heston to facilitate “ blind landings.” _ The installation, which consists of a main wireless beacon at one corner of the aerodrome and two marker beacons;3oo yards and 3,000 yards distant respectively, provides the pilot with guidance for safe lateral and vertical approach. Other aspects of wireless control of internal air routes wifi be discussed. Delegates will also visit Croydon aerodrome to study the lighting system and control arrangements for night flying. _ _ ■ The exhibition, at which over 80 manufacturing firms are showing aerodrome supplies and equipment, and which is the first of its kind to he held in Great Britain, is evidence of increased interest in flying as a means of communication with the British Isles and of the recent rapid growth in the number of air ports, both municipal and private.