The development of airborne dead reckoning. Part II: After 1940 - Staying on track

Authors
Ayliffe, A
Citation
A. Ayliffe, The development of airborne dead reckoning. Part II: After 1940 - Staying on track, J NAVIG, 54(3), 2001, pp. 463-476
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Civil Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NAVIGATION
ISSN journal
03734633 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
463 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0373-4633(200109)54:3<463:TDOADR>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The History of Air Navigation Group commissioned the author to provide a br ief account of airborne DR development by discussing both the methods and t he equipment used in the air. This second and final part covers the period after 1940 which saw the automation of DR techniques from the Air Position Indicator of the 1940s to the Flight Management Systems in current use.