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Released October 1951, New Zealand's National Film Unit presents "Night Flight".
Batman may have had night vision but not so the average NZ pilot. Increasing air passenger numbers and volumes of freight created a need for night flying to become standard. In this National Film Unit film, follow flight ZK-AOD on a night flight from Christchurch to Paraparaumu. Learn how pilots use radio beams and beacons to fly at night, and the methods and apparatus used to provide maximum safety for aircraft at all times and in all weathers. See examples of the technology in use including a flight simulator and contemporary computer – which may or may not have later been re-purposed as a Lazy Susan.
Released October 1951, New Zealand's National Film Unit presents "Night Flight".
Batman may have had night vision but not so the average NZ pilot. Increasing air passenger numbers and volumes of freight created a need for night flying to become standard. In this National Film Unit film, follow flight ZK-AOD on a night flight from Christchurch to Paraparaumu. Learn how pilots use radio beams and beacons to fly at night, and the methods and apparatus used to provide maximum safety for aircraft at all times and in all weathers. See examples of the technology in use including a flight simulator and contemporary computer – which may or may not have later been re-purposed as a Lazy Susan.
