PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATORS [Main Title]

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  • Title: PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATORS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRF 8287
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  • Summary: Description of the Precision Approach Path Indicator System (PAPI), developed by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) to assist aircraft on final approach adopt the correct glide path, comparing PAPI with its predecessor the Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (VASIS). Showing Andover aircraft of the RAE using PAPI on approach to Gatwick airport and the RAE Bedford.
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  • Object_Number: DRF 8287
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DRF 8287)
  • Featured Period: 1976-1989
  • Production Date: 1981
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Department of Trade and Industry (Production sponsor) Civil Aviation Authority (Production sponsor) Royal Aircraft Establishment (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 395 ft; Running time: 11 mins
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