Radio Navigational Aids

From 1927 until 1933, the Bureau of Standards developed and tested the first radio navigational aids for use in "blind" or bad weather flying.

WACs show topographic information, airports and radio navigational aids.

A major contributing factor determined by the board of inquiry was the unserviceability of ground-based radio navigational aids along the route.

He was a pioneer in the development of radio navigational aids (NAVAIDs) used by pilots for location and navigation as well as air-to-ground communications.

He was chief engineer for radio navigational aids for the Air Force from 1952 to 1957, and in this post he designed a standard air-traffic control tower for the service.

That same year the an Electronics & telecommunications Maintenance Unit was opened at the base, responsible for installation and maintenance of airborne & ground radio systems, telecommunications & landline equipment, air traffic communications, radio navigational aids and other electronic apparatus in the RCyAF.