Magnetic Compass

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Magnetic Compass

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Flight Lieutenant Lennard Barber

, who has died aged 91, was a key figure in the world’s first demonstration, in January 1945, of an aircraft making a "hands off" automatic blind landing. It was the forerunner of the instrument landing system (ILS) now in civil and military use worldwide. ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Worthing (United States), Marginal Weather, Magnetic Compass, Worthing High School

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 08 2013 - 2 reports

SCIENCE: ‘Viking sunstone’ found in shipwreck. “A crystal found in a shipwreck could be similar to…

SCIENCE: ‘Viking sunstone’ found in shipwreck. “A crystal found in a shipwreck could be similar to a sunstone – a mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, scientists believe. The team from France say the transparent crystal ... [Published Instapundit - Mar 08 2013]

Entities: Shipwreck, Magnetic Compass, Invention

First reported Feb 12 2013 - Updated Feb 12 2013 - 1 reports

Vivacom adds Cat B25 rugged phone to offer

Bulgarian operator Vivacom started selling the rugged outdoor phone Cat B25. The mobile phone can be found in Vivacom stores at BGN 2.90 per month or for BGN 29.90 along with the tariff plans MegaCall XL, Net & Call Super Max and UniCall XL. The handset ... [Published Telecompaper - Feb 12 2013]

Entities: Subscriber Identity Module, Magnetic Compass, General Packet Radio Service, Cellphone

First reported Nov 28 2012 - Updated Nov 28 2012 - 1 reports

Indian Coast Guard

Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation Systems for Indian Coast Guard Vessels

Northrop Grumman Corporation, is to supply advanced shipboard navigation systems for 20 fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. The fast patrol vessels will be built at Cochi Shipyard Ltd., India.Under the contract, awarded through the company's ... [Published Naval Open Source INTelligence - Nov 28 2012]

Entities: Indian Coast Guard, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Marine Vessel

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Group Captain John McDonald, the station commander at Defford, summed up the procedure succinctly: "We were able to home the Boeing from 50 miles range, orbit the airfield at a selected radius, line up with the runway and land, all on the auto-approach system a result not previously achieved in any sphere of aviation at that time."

Flight Lieutenant Lennard Barber [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]

"He held it up and saw where light radiated from the stone and thus directly verified Sigurour's prediction."

Did this magical little crystal help the Vikings rape and pillage across the world? [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 16 2013]

...Coast Guard the most advanced shipboard navigation systems available today," said Alan Dix, managing director of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine. "We look forward to delivering products that will help secure India's coastline for years to come."

Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation Systems for Indian Coast Guard Vessels [Published GlobeNewswire - Nov 27 2012]

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