§ Sir M. Galpernasked the Minister of Aviation whether, in order to ensure greater safety on landing in difficult weather conditions, he will make regulations to provide that Vanguard airliners should be equipped with completely automatic blind landing systems as are being fitted to Tridents.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsFurther research and development are necessary before a completely automatic landing system will be certificated for civil operation. Some of the Trident aircraft in operation by British European Airways are fitted with equipment which it is believed will go a long way towards meeting the objective of a fully automatic blind landing system but at present it is used only within certain limiting conditions of visibility. The Vanguard, unlike the Trident, was not designed for the installation of this equipment.