ASSISTANCE TO PILOTS
NEW WIRELESS SETS EMPIRE FLYING BOATS (Reed. March 27, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, March 2<>. An Associated Press representative visited the Marconi workshops at Hackbridge, near. Croydon, and inspected the first of 28 wireless sets being constructed for Imperial Airways Empire service flying-boats. A direction tinder, which is incorporated in the receiver, is one of the most important developments. It enables the pilot to ascertain his -position relative to a ground station transmitting independently of direc-tion-finding stations. The wave length permits of long, medium and short-distance communication. The short wave is sufficient to bridge the Atlantic under favourable .conditions. The set, incorporates trailing fore-and-aft and directionfinding loop aerials designed to eliminate wind resistance.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 5
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115ASSISTANCE TO PILOTS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 5
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