DocumentCode :
1476549
Title :
Fog dispersal at British airfield
Volume :
64
Issue :
10
fYear :
1945
Firstpage :
362
Lastpage :
362
Abstract :
Asquadron of bombers took off from an airfield in England in December 1944 when the visibility had been cut to about 100 yards by a fog blanket. Returning from a successful mission, they landed safely when the visibility of the area was only 50 yards. One of aviation´s worst enemies-fog-had been demonstrated to be impotent. How this seemingly impossible feat was accomplished is told by A. C. Hartley, technical director, Britain´s Petroleum Warfare Department, in the September 1945 issue of Civil Engineering. Actually, the runway is converted into a huge brazier whose heat lifts fog in the area over and adjacent to the landing strip.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Furnaces; Heating; Military aircraft; Petroleum; Security; Wind;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0095-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1945.6441277
Filename :
6441277
Link To Document :
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