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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Sentinel in the Sky
- Year
- 1955
- Abstract
- Modern radar for passenger aircraft. Shows how man has always reached for vision of the things beyond his sight, beginning, perhaps, with the ancient sailor who first climbed the mast to see over the horizon. In modern times the quest has led to such airborne aids as the gyro compass, horizon indicator and radio direction finding navigational systems. Sequences on radar show its basics and how it works in modern planes. Director: Marvin Dreyer.
- Notes
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Produced: Strauss (Henry) and Company, Inc.
Sponsor: Pan American World Airways
Run Time: 14:41
Audio/Visual: Sd, C - Keyword
- Animation;Radar;Aviation: Navigation;Radar;Aviation: Navigation
- Theme
- Let's head back to your golf course
- Review
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Ultra cheap animated explanation of aircraft radar. Although the explanation of how radar works is fairly interesting, the animation is poor. "Lets look at some actual radar pictures" is followed by laughable drawings.
(Reviewer: Steve Nordby) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F