Aeronautical Research in Canada: The Organization of the Aeronautical Laboratories under the National Research Council and Some of the Special Problems under Investigation

Abstract

AVIATION has played and is playing an important part in the economic development of the Dominion of Canada. The mapping of huge areas has been accomplished with aircraft and the instruments and techniques of air survey and map plotting have been brought to a high state of development in the Dominion. Geological exploration has been facilitated and greatly accelerated by the aeroplane and air transport plays an indispensable role in connexion with northern mining operations. Aerial forest patrol and timber cruising arc widely used in the protection and development of the vast timber resources. In the far north the aeroplane provides a vital service to outlying posts and settlements, meteorological stations and trappers. In the organized air transport of passengers, mail and express, Canadian operations have developed from modest beginnings to the present continental network and services to the United Kingdom, Bermuda and the West Indies. The operational record of the scheduled services, in traffic, economy and safety, is impressive.

Citation

Parkin, J.H. (1949), "Aeronautical Research in Canada: The Organization of the Aeronautical Laboratories under the National Research Council and Some of the Special Problems under Investigation", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 21 No. 5, pp. 136-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb031759