The Pleasants Effect

Before the invention of radar, courageous pilots depended on visual landmarks to mark their route. Fog was their deadliest enemy. Then in the midst of the Great Depression, a maverick invent... Read allBefore the invention of radar, courageous pilots depended on visual landmarks to mark their route. Fog was their deadliest enemy. Then in the midst of the Great Depression, a maverick inventor named C.R. Pleasants came up with something he called "Sky Dust". It was tested and cha... Read allBefore the invention of radar, courageous pilots depended on visual landmarks to mark their route. Fog was their deadliest enemy. Then in the midst of the Great Depression, a maverick inventor named C.R. Pleasants came up with something he called "Sky Dust". It was tested and championed by Amelia Earhart, the world-famous aviatrix. A later invention was even more powe... Read all