Safer flying by the use of improved wireless; the new types of roads that industry needs, and developments in the Port of London, including a proposed floating landing stage at Tilbury, were among the subjects discussed at the London Transport Congress.
At the invitation of the Institute of Transport, delegates had come from all parts of Britain, from France, Holland, the British Dominions, and the United States.
They were welcomed by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, President of the Board of Trade, and after listening; to a series of papers they divide into parties to visit various centres of interest, including the new King George V. dock, Marconi House and the site of the proposed British Empire Exhibition.
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Cuptain H. Nail Sankey, dealing with the question of wireless as an aid to transport, anticipated that wireless telephony would be adopted at least in the larger liners. It might also be used for coastal work by small ships.
The recently invented ''wireless beam,"' about which little had yet been publicly disclosed, would be an additional safeguard to the mariner, During fogs it could warn ships of approaching danger and enable them to keep a prescribed course, The transmitter projected a beam of wireless waves, which might be likened to a somewhat diffused searchlight beam. Predetermined signals would be sent out by an automatically controlled beam, and any ship coming into the beam would. hear on its wireless receiver the corresponding signal, from which. it could ascertain its position.
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It was possible that the beam might be used for wireless tele phonic communication between ships and the coast. In that case a series of low power "beam" stations could be erected at various points along the coast.
Wireless would play a most important part in guaranteeing the safety of the aeroplane of the future engaged on long distance flights, often through fog over sea, miles away from land, when it would be impossible to obtain bearings for navigation by direct observations.
(In this connexion the Air Ministry issued a statement drawing attention to the regular wireless position-finding facilities now offered to Cross-Channel airmen Pilots and navigators have been strongly urged to make a practice of utilizing this important aid to navigation on every flight, as the experience gained in the use of position-finding in good weather will add to their confidence and bad Weather.] proficiency in using the system in
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