History of Air Intercept Radar and the British Nightfighter: 1935-1959
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844155323 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 340 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Burton Publication Medal from the Hydrological Society of Canberra. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Professor White was awarded a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in environmental science and technology in 2003 and has twice (in 1994 and 1997) received the G. About the Author Ian White is Professor of Water Resources at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, The Australian National University. . He has worked in water and land resources in Australia, the United States, Pacific small
Beginning in 1935, it describes the events leading up to the creation of the Air Ministry Research Establishment and the work of the Establishment’s Airborne Group under Dr Edwin Bowen and the building of the first 1.5 meter AI Mk 1 and later versions that saw use during the winter Blitz in Blenheim night-fighters and Mosquito during the Baedeker Raids. It covers the introduction of cent metric technology at the Telecommunications Research Establishment and the creation of cent metric AI (Mks VII – IX) and their installation in the Beaufighter and later marks of the Mosquito. This is the history of Air Intercept (AI) radar and its use in night-fighter aircraft in defense of the UK and in the protection of RAF bomber forces. It describes the creation of the Radiation Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the development the SCR 720 radar and its adoption by the RAF.The final section describes the Cold War and the development of jet-powered night-fighters and the changes in the air defense situation with the introduction of strategic bombers by the Soviet Union and the atomic bomb.REVIEWS “an outstanding combination of the many aspects involved with air intercept radar… the author is very successful
An excellent account of the development of British wartime A I An excellent account of the development of British wartime A I Radar. It is well written and well referenced. Most enjoyable and a fine reference book.. "my Alma Mater" according to Catherine G. Butler. This a most interesting , but technical book. Once a radar aficionado always an aficionado. I learned the hard way during WWII. As a radar opI., in GCI.
Burton Publication Medal from the Hydrological Society of Canberra. Professor White was awarded a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in environmental science and technology in 2003 and has twice (in 1994 and 1997) received the G. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. . Ian White is Professor of Water Resources at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Stu