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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Instrument Landing System Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0089
- Creators:
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Byrne, Paul
- Dates:
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1939-1944
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.45 Cubic feet(1 legal document box)
- Repository:
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 Permissions Requests
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
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| Instrument landing systems | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautical instruments | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Airplanes -- Landing | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Instrument flying | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Clippings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Glass negatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| International Telephone Development Company | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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