BATMAN

Batman aboard CV Arromanches. (R. Bail)

Batman aboard CV Arromanches. (R. Bail)

 

The batman is the ancestor of the ACLS (Automatic Carrier Landing System), FLOLS (Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System) and other landing helps. He was posted at the stern of the carrier (on the port side). Pilots were guided by his yellow, red rackets and they watched the following signals :

-Left wing too low-
-Right wing too low-
-Too hight-
-Too low-
-Go into a dive faster-
-Nose up-
-Ok-
-Cut-
-Gear down-
-Flaps down-
-Hook down-
-Wave off-

 

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