Blind landings : low-visibility operations in American aviation, 1918-1958 / Erik M Conway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conway, Erik M., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Instrument flying--United States--History--20th century.

Instrument flying.

Airplanes--Landing--United States--History--20th century.

Airplanes.

Landing aids (Aeronautics)--United States--History--20th century.

Landing aids (Aeronautics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By the end of World War II, the very concept of landing blind therefore had disappeared from the trade literature, a victim of human limitations.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Instrumental Faith

2 Places to Land Blind

3 Radio Blind Flying

4 The Promise of Microwaves

5 Instrument Landing Goes to War

6 The Intrusion of Newcomers

7 The Politics of Blind Landing

8 Transformations

Conclusion

Notes

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-210) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-8960-X

OCLC:

232160431

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access