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Extent:
0.12 Cubic feet ((1 flat box))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Charts
Date:
bulk 1940
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of sixteen charts that were part of the production process for four-course radio range routings. As the routings shown are outside of the original airway system developed in 1930, it is assumed that these charts represent a substantive expansion of the airway system, rather than a simple updating of existing infrastructure. The following areas are represented in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana: Big Spring; Corpus Christi; Abilene; El Paso; Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio; Fort Worth; San Antonio; Houston; Birmingham; Tampa; Atlanta; Miami; Mobile; Jacksonville; Shreveport; and New Orleans.
Biographical / Historical:
Beginning in the 1930s, visual guidelines for navigation were replaced by the four-course radio range station system. The radio range station emitted a directional signal, forming four beacons aligned with a compass, each defining a course. Pilots listened to the radio receiver and followed the radio beams from station to station along a particular route. This system had a total of 378 stations before becoming phased out during the 1950s
Provenance:
Barbara Walsh, Gift, 2004
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
