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Rotor Blade Radar

Date released

1980

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

258

NoS ID

352404

Story no

2 / 3

COI synopsis: A helicopter pilot flies with the aid of a map and a pair of sharp eyes. Without the benefit of radar, he is grounded in rough weather. But: helicopter blades rotate just like radar aerials;...

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Why Planes Vanish (2014)

Director

Miles O’Brien; Tristan Quinn

Subject

Engineering; Technology

Television documentary. The disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in 2014 stunned the world. In an era of smart-phones and GPS, how could a 270-ton passenger jet vanish? The programme tells the...

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News in a Flash: Radar Research in Britain

Date released

28 Apr 1958

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2899

NoS ID

158667

Story no

4 / 8

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Britain’s Smallest Radar Set

Date released

1969

Series name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue no

68

NoS ID

350357

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: Small-boat business is booming - and here is the answer to a sailor’s prayer - Britain’s smallest radar set. It’s a practical proposition and simple enough for a child to operate.

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Chopper Topics

Date released

13 Mar 1967

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1971

NoS ID

026805

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chopper Topics. DESCRIPTION: Helicopters joining the Flying Squad! Starting a six month trial, Sioux helicopters are being evaluated by the Police in a Flight against crime. And a...

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Things Aren’t Always What They Seem: Radar Map Matching

Date released

1976

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

181

NoS ID

325769

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: In science, as in every-day life, things aren’t always quite what they seem... Viewed from the air, even the most obvious landmarks can seem deceptively different. A new type of map for...

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Sound: Motorway Radar

Date released

1977

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

201

NoS ID

325858

Story no

2 / 4

COI synopsis: Fog is a terrible road hazard, especially for the police who must patrol in it. But a new radar system fitted to the front of patrol cars may reduce this hazard. It scans the road ahead and...

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Looking at the Weather

Date released

6 Oct 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2105

NoS ID

028033

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Looking at the Weather. DESCRIPTION: While the most advanced Satellite Earth Station in the world - that bounces telephone and live television signals half way round the globe - is...

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Clearscan

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

218

NoS ID

325922

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: On busy waterways like the English Channel, radar is an essential navigational aid. Yet during bad weather radar pictures can become confused by echoes picked up from the tops of waves or off...

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Science at the helm

Date released

1946

Series name

Britain Can Make It

Issue no

6

NoS ID

352052

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: Navigation by means of radar

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