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...Distance Measuring Equipment), by cross-bearings on radio compasses, etc. But such operations take a little time and a little room for position-plotting, and the pilot may not have enough of either. Recently the Decca Navigator Co. Ltd. of Britain* demonstrated over Germany a system that tells the pilot where he is all the time) with no effort on his part...
...Decca system uses "master" and "slave stations", which set up a wide-spreading pattern of intersecting waves (see diagram). The pilot pushes a few buttons that activate needles on three dials. Then, by means of other simple controls, he transfers the readings of the hands to a pointer that touches a special chart. Thereafter he need do nothing. The chart and pointer move automatically. By looking at the pointer, he can tell exactly where he is above the terrain represented by the chart. The pointer also traces a line telling where he has been...
During the demonstration in Germany, the Decca Navigator made a strong impression on U.S. pilots who fly the Berlin Corridor, where trigger-happy Russians are apt to fire on straying airplanes. Rivals of Decca point out that it uses long-wave radio waves and is therefore apt to be bothered by static. Decca replies that special static-proof antennas and similar devices have practically licked the static problem...
...Liga (Dolores Gray; Decca). A tongue-in-cheek hillbilly ditty about a cigar-store Indian in love. A perky tune and some pleasingly professional singing...
Bach: Suites Nos. 4 & 5 (Lillian Fuchs viola; Decca). A rare chance to hear the darkling tones of the violin's big cousin played at its best. Violist Fuchs gives the unaccompanied works as much verve as if she were supported by a full symphony...