Glide Path
Last updated October 31, 2026
Arthur C. Clarke's only novel outside science fiction draws on his own service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. Its hero is a young officer assigned to an experimental radar unit. The unit is developing ground-controlled approach, a system that lets controllers talk pilots down safely when fog hides the runway. Clarke describes the technology, the scientists and the airmen who tested it, and the pressure of wartime work.
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