Aviation aux Etats-Unis : amélioration technologique et sécurité, 1930-1939. - 24 photos - Photo n° 228649

Photo n° 228649 :

WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE: PHOTO FROM WIDE WORLD PHOTOS: LOS ANGELES……BUREAU: LOS-9261-PERFECTS INVENTION DESIGNED TO REMOVE THE HAZARDS OF BLIND FLYING. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.-After several months of experimenting in co-operation with the government, warren S. Eaton, pioneer aeronautical engineer announced the invention of the Eaton Automatic Compass, an instrument combining the functions of many instruments to be used in both planes and balloons for course flying and in aiding in eliminating the hazard of blind flying. The device is expected to sur plant the principal navigational instruments now in use. With its use, Eaton stated, it is possible to take off, make a flight of any duration and land, totally in blind flying with the compass. The instrument is primarly a radio instrument, simply and almost entirely operate bearing appearance and likeness in size to the familiar aviation compass. LOS-9262-Photo shows a view of the new device. 12/15/31.  [Actualit] [Wide World Photos] [Photo Champroux 22 Dec 1931 Bruxelles]