DocumentCode
1435824
Title
The bombsight war: Norden vs. Sperry
Author
Searle, Loyd
Author_Institution
High Tech. Promotions Inc., Woburn, MA, USA
Volume
26
Issue
9
fYear
1989
Firstpage
60
Lastpage
64
Abstract
A retrospective is provided of the invention of two major bombsights during World War II: the well-known Norden bombsight and the less famous but superior Sperry bombsight. The author describes their invention and compares the two. He explains why the Norden became so famous during World War II that it was even featured in popular movies while the Sperry was comparatively little known in spite of its advantages.<>
Keywords
history; military equipment; Norden bombsight; Sperry bombsight; bombsights; Aerospace electronics; Control systems; Electric variables control; Gyroscopes; History; Needles; Powders; Servomechanisms; Target tracking; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.90187
Filename
90187
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