AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS
VISIBILITY AND SAFETY' BRITISH INVESTIGATION. [ British Official Wireless. J RUGBY, Aug. 9. The National Physical Laboratory, at the request of the Civil Aviation Department of the Air Ministry, has undertaken an investigation of several problems connected witk visibility and safety of aircraft. An attempt js being made to discover a means of aiding the landing of aircraft when an aerodrome is obscured by fog, and of warning aircraft in the neighbourhood of high obstructions under poor visibility conditions. Experiments will be made at selected aero dromes. A monoplane has been specially equipped for the purpose, and the ground installation will include radio beacons.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 187, 12 August 1935, Page 7
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