Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0089
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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1939-1944
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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0.45 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspaper and magazine articles on ILS testing and development; ITDC proposal for the system; technical reports with engineering drawings; 24 photos of the Indianapolis testing, 13 with accompanying glass plate transparencies; and 3 autographed photos of pilot Benny Howard, CAA Chief of Radio Development Bill Jackson, and United Airlines Director of Flight Operations R.T. Feng.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
In 1938 the International Telephone Development Company (ITDC) was awarded a contract by the Bureau of Standards for the Aeronautical Branch of the Department of Commerce (BAC) to develop a blind landing system which would enable pilots to land their aircraft under conditions of poor visibility. In 1944, the term 'Blind Landing' was changed to 'Instrument Landing.'
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Paul Byrne, gift, 1991, 1991-0089, unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at
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