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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Southern Four-Course Radio Range Charts
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0001
- Creators:
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United States. Civil Aeronautics Authority
- Dates:
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bulk 1940
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.12 Cubic feet(1 flat box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of sixteen charts that were part of the production process for four-course radio range routings. As the routings shown are outside of the original airway system developed in 1930, it is assumed that these charts represent a substantive expansion of the airway system, rather than a simple updating of existing infrastructure. The following areas are represented in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana: Big Spring; Corpus Christi; Abilene; El Paso; Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio; Fort Worth; San Antonio; Houston; Birmingham; Tampa; Atlanta; Miami; Mobile; Jacksonville; Shreveport; and New Orleans.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Beginning in the 1930s, visual guidelines for navigation were replaced by the four-course radio range station system. The radio range station emitted a directional signal, forming four beacons aligned with a compass, each defining a course. Pilots listened to the radio receiver and followed the radio beams from station to station along a particular route. This system had a total of 378 stations before becoming phased out during the 1950s
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Barbara Walsh, Gift, 2004
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Southern Four-Course Radio Range Charts, Accession 2005-0001, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigation (Aeronautics) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics, Commercial | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Charts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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