A brief study is made of a closed-circuit television mounted in a trainer-type airplane to provide forward view during landing. The results of 45 landings by seven pilots under good visual conditions but with the pilot entirely depend-ent on the television for vision showed that television provided adequate forward view during the approach, flare, and ground roll. In addition, three take-offs were made which showed that television provided adequate forward view during the ground roll and climb to about 500 feet. Some problems connected with the use of the television for forward view are discussed and some recommendations are made for a practical system.
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