Rotor Blade Radar
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- 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; and with this in mind, British radar engineers have designed an aerial that can be buried in the blades. With aerials as long as the rotating blades, a helicopter pilot will get perfect pictures - even in a storm.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Aircraft; Communications; Science and technology; Design
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/258
- Credits:
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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London W1T 1LN - Notes
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