PROGRESS OF FLYING.
ELECTRICAL PILOTS. CONTROLLED BY RADIO. Received April 5, 10.5 a.m. LONDON, April 4. An entire squadron of Vickers-No-pier night bombing ’planes, equipped with Robot electrical pilots, recently engaged in a series of long-distance flights from the south of England to Scotland. The automatic pilots were actuated by radio from the ground, and were m complete charge of the machines, which were brought safely to their predetermined destination without the human pilots once touching the controls.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 110, 5 April 1930, Page 9
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78PROGRESS OF FLYING. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 110, 5 April 1930, Page 9
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