Quest for All-Weather Flight

by MORRISON TOM

• ISBN13: 9781840372595
• ISBN10: 1840372591
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Between the years 1903, when man first took to the skies in a powered aeroplane, and 1982, when a scheduled airliner landed automatically in blind conditions of dense fog, the problem of all-weather, anytime flying was solved. This is the story of the evolution of instruments, radar, radio communications, fly by wire system, and much more. A fascinating read for all aviation enthusiasts.

Table of Contents

That Day at Kitty Hawk	9	(3)
Mariners in a Strange Ocean	12	(8)
Battlefield in the Sky	20	(9)
Knights Without Armour	29	(11)
The Coming of Instrument Flight	40	(12)
Blind Flying	52	(16)
Blind Navigation	68	(9)
Blind Approach and Landing	77	(11)
The Airlines Lead the Way	88	(15)
The Challenge of the North Atlantic	103	(5)
The New Science of Meteorology	108	(4)
Wir Fahren Gegen England	112	(7)
To Pulverize the Entire Industry and Economic Life of the Enemy	119	(12)
Air Transport Comes of Age	131	(12)
A `Plethora of Imperfect Electronic Riches'	143	(12)
The Problem of Landing in Fog	155	(13)
Airlines in the Post-war Era	168	(10)
The Crisis of the Human Pilot	178	(7)
Technology to the Rescue	185	(24)
Navigation and Politics	209	(8)
Traffic Jam in the Sky	217	(9)
Unsuspected Dimensions of the Weather	226	(8)
The Jet Age	234	(12)
The Autonomous Aeroplane	246	(9)
Manufactured By Unskilled Labour, Easily Maintained	255	(15)
The Final Challenge: The Blind Landing Dilemma	270	(12)
American Pragmatism: The Low Approach	282	(8)
The British Go For Zero-Zero	290	(13)
The Quest Achieved	303	(2)
References	305	(10)
Index	315