Approach - VORTAC — One More Time - May 1961
APPROACH, Volume 6, Number 11, May 1961
The Naval Aviation Safety Review
Published by U. S. Naval Aviation Safety Center
NAS, Norfolk 11, Va.
On The Cover
Year: 1916 Place: Pensacola Bay Aircraft: Curtiss Flying Boat From these early catapult experiments came the powerful cat shots required for high- performance jets of today.
Contents
- Remember How Much Fun Flying Used To Be?
By Cdr. R. P. Brewer, Staff, Post Graduate School, Monterey 4 - Earosion
By Julia Bristow, NASC 6 - Compound Emergency 14
- Panic! 10
- Notes From Your Flight Surgeon 20
- Anymouse 22
- Tacan
By Maj. S. E. Adams, USMC, FMFLant 24 - VORTAC — One More Time
By John Jennings 34 - The Inspector and the Bolts 38
- Tow Tractor Course 40
- Murphy's Law 46
From The Back Cover
This is the 50th anniversary year of U. S. Naval Aviation. And this is the 50th anniversary month. On 8 May 1911 the first naval aircraft was purchased. The first Navy bird was a Curtiss two-place biplane, called the TRIAD and designated A-1, and proudly carried a 50-horsepower pusher, water-cooled engine.
It had side by side dual controls and was used as a trainer. The under-carriage made it amphibious — floats and a tricycle landing gear. That’s right—tricycle gear is older than three-point, at least in the Navy!
But things do change and the safety problems today are a little different. Some old and some new appear in this issue.
Remember How Much Fun Flying Used To Be Page 4
A little nostalgia — a little education
Earosion Pago 6
Noise is still with us — there's just more of it
Tacan Page 24
The straight word on techniques for using tacan and
on the problems that can be encountered
Publication Information
Photo and Art Credits:
Page 11, Grumman Aircraft Corp. Pages 27, 28, 29, 31, 35, 36, USAF Page 33, Art Schoeni, Chance Vought Inside Back Cover, Douglas Aircraft Co.
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