Glide Path
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Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
Released | 1963 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | NA |
Glide Path is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1963. Clarke's only non-science fiction novel, it is set during World War II, and tells a fictionalized version of the development of the radar-based ground-controlled approach (called "ground-controlled descent" in the novel) aircraft landing system. It is based on Clarke's own wartime service with the Royal Air Force, during which he worked on the GCA project.