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| Keywords: F3D landing on USS Antietam (CVS-36) with Bell automatic system 1957.jpeg The U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Antietam CVS-36 takes aboard a Douglas F3D Skyknight during testing of the Bell Automatic Landing System in 1957 An F3D Skynight command pilot LCdr Don Walker landed aboard the Antietam hands-off on 12 August 1957 This landing was the first shipboard test of an automatic landing system designed to recover aircraft in all weather conditions <br>Note Antietam´s radar equipment SPS-10 mast right SPS-6 mast left SPS-8A right were up-to date radars but the SC radar left and the YE homing beacon left of SPS-8A were outdated radars from the Second World War http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 30206 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 061 041 1957-08 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Antietam CV-36 Aircraft carrier systems AN/SPS-6 AN/SPS-8 AN/SPS-10 SC radar | ||||
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