12 Greatest Innovations in Aviation

[dubh12000]

.....ah but the wristwatch was popularised by the British in the trenches of WWI.

[Tmbstory]

Inventions in Aviation

I started my flying career in 1957 and in my opinion two of the greatest advances in aviation were VLF Navigation and Australian and International Distance Measuring Equipment.

Much has being improved since then but at the time they were great inventions.


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[777fly]

Lets not forget a trio of innovations which have made a huge contribution to air safety:

1. Weather radar

2. TCAS

3. EGPWS