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1946
1946 - 1914.PDF
r8 Advertisements. FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 26TH, 194O plans for the future The Decca Navigator Company realize that the great expansion of Civil Aviation during the next few years will produce many severe problems. Foremost amongst these will be that of Air Traffic Control. Even more vital than the provision of a satisfactory navigational aid along the route, the problem of traffic control in the vicinity of the main airports may well prove to be the bottleneck in the entire programme of air expansion that lies before us. To this end the Decca System is being planned to solve both to-day's and to-morrow's problems. The Decca Track Control Unit, latest development of the Decca Navigator System, already goes far to eliminate what could well be a major problem. This unique and revolutionary instrument not only provides the pilot with all information necessary to allow him to follow any required track but also includes switch selection off any one of a large number of standard approaches to the terminal airport. Outstanding among the facilities are the following:— * Throughout flight an instantaneous indic- ation is given to the pilot of his position with respect to required route and his displacement to left or right of track in terms of distance. * Miles to destination. * Ground speed. * Minutes ahead ar behind schedule. * Ability to select any one of a large number of standard approaches to the airport. * Ability to select any one of a large number of standard orbits. All the above facilities are given automatically by means of the Decca Track Control Unit working in conjunction with the Decca Navigator System. This unit, by reference to the Decca Navigator, constantly checks the position of the aircraft and compares this position with the required posi- tion necessary to make good the intended track. Continu- ously, accurately and automatically it presents the result of these checks to the pilot by means of a simple display panel. An outstanding feature of the equipment is its flexibility. Any number of standard routes can be followed ; they can have any desired shape and can include detours to avoid high ground. When flying such a route complete freedom of movement exists and a pilot can alter course to avoid bad weather and recover original track at will. Most important of all the many facilities are those associated with the approach and orbit selectors. By means of these selectors, any one of many standard approaches to an air- port may be followed. These approaches and orbits can have any desired shape or length. They can be designed to ensure maximum traffic flow into any airport under all conditions of traffic and weather. All who are studying the future of modern Civil Aviation will appreciate how great a part these unique facilities will play in overcoming the problem of airport traffic saturation. It is not the policy of the Decca Navigator Company to provide just an aid to navigation, but an instrument capable of ensuring the maximum flow of air traffic along the air routes and into the airports with safety, accuracy and reliability. Adoption of the Decca System of Navigation to-day ensures the ability to keep pace with the demands of to-morrow's flying. The Decca Navigator Company will be happy to discuss with all responsible for the planning of civil aviation the part this new development can play in solving their navi- gation and air traffic control problems. The Decea Navigator Company, Limited. l-3Brixton Road, London, S.W.9 telephone : Reliance 3311 telegrams and cables : Decnav, London
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