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Names

Name PrimaryThe Airways Museum Air Traffic Control Navigation Instruments

IDs

ID LocalAIRM003

ID Urihttp://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Museum%20Rodoniscope%20replica.htm

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionThe Airways Museum holds air traffic navigation equipment used at a variety of Australian Air traffic towers. This includes a Rodoniscope invented by Norman Rodoni.

Full DescriptionThe Airways Museum holds air traffic navigation equipment used at a variety of Australian Air traffic towers. This includes a significant Rodoniscope (Airways Traffic Computer) invented by Sydney Flight Checking Officer, Mr Norman Rodoni during World War Two. The widespread installation of radio facilities made it possible to take positive control of flights en route and the Rodoniscope was designed to enable Air Traffic Controllers to separate aircraft flying at the same height along an air route by ten minutes flying time. It was more accurate than other, more cumbersome, methods of control yet it was not until 1950 that Rodoni was finally paid £200 by the Public Service Board and a further £250 by the War Inventions Committee.

SignificanceThese navigation instruments are significant for the role they played in the history of Australian air transport.

Rightssee Civil Aviation Historical Society/Airways Museum

AccessFor information on the use of this material contact Civil Aviation Historical Society/Airways Museum. Telephone: (03) 9374 3905 or +61 3 9374 3905 (international) Email: cahs@optusnet.com.au

NoteA selection of material is available on line. Further material is held at the Museum

Subjects

localAir traffic control; Airports; Control Towers; Instrumentation; Navigation; War Inventions Committee; World war Two

scotAir traffic control; Airports; Calculators; Instrumentation Technology

pontComputers

person_orgNorman Rodoni

Coverage Spatial

TextAustralia

Coverage Temporal

From1845

To1950

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-06-03 12:12

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