Aircraft - Aviation - Balloons - Helicopters
Oct. 10, 1954 - Batsman Is Replaced By Mirror: In use on British aircraft carriers is a new invention which is expected to replace that familiar flight deck figure, the batsman It consists of a large curved mirror which the pilot watches when he approaches the carrier from astern. A blob of light is projected into this mirror from a group of lights in the afterpart of the carrier, and if t he pilot keeps this blob in line with a row of lights on either side of the mirror he is sure of landing at the correct angle to the deck. Photo shows. The new deck-landing aid on a British flattop. The wheel being turned by the man in white uniform changes the mirror's angle of reflection for the landing of different types of aircraft
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13171135
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46185895
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5562px x 4488px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
