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...electronic instrument-landing methods are already in practical use. One, ILS (InstrumentLanding System), projects into the sky a narrow beam of high-frequency radio waves. Slanting at a gentle angle, the beam forms a "glide path" which an airplane equipped with the proper instruments can follow down through...
George can probably do it. Experimentally at least, the automatic pilot has been hitched to both ILS and GCA. When following the ILS glide path, George accepts electronic signals from the ground and nudges the airplane's controls to keep it in the center of the beam. The pilot is free to watch the plane's flying instruments and to monitor the whole operation...
Toward the Touchdown. George can be used with GCA too. In one such system designed by Gilfillan Bros., Inc., a radar picks up the approaching airplane and automatically sends out coded orders to put it on the desired glide path. George translates the orders into the proper movements of the airplane's wheel and throttle, and steers the plane down toward the field. The system can keep track of six incoming airplanes simultaneously. If one of them has no automatic equipment, it can be talked down by voice...
...double-double-axe," Button's favorite routine, was the high point of his performance. This maneuver involves a backward leap, two-and-a-half body spins, and a feather landing ending in a long glide to the left. The whole figure takes 30 feet...
...show to dollar-conscious consumers was something much plainer, the Chevrolet. Though little changed in body style, the Chewy had an automatic transmission (a version of the Dynaflow), the first in the low-priced field, and a new engine delivering 105 h.p. Chewy hoped to put the "Power Glide" automatic shift on 20% of its cars this year. The price: $150 extra...