AEROLOGY FOR NAVY

THIS SKETCH SHOWS THAT LIGHTNING FLASHES ON PILOT'S GOGGLES CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY BLINDNESS. THIS CAN BE AVOIDED BY KEEPING EYES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.
1) CUMULUS CLOUD IN FAIR SKY WARNS OF THUNDERSTORM
2) LIGHTNING AT NIGHT SHOWS PILOT BREAK IN CLOUDS
3) LIGHTNING HITS ANTENNA, BREAKING COMMUNICATIONS
4) PLANES UNABLE TO LAND IN FOG MUST SEEK OTHER FIELD
5) PLANE IS WEIGHED DOWN BY ICE FORMING ON ITS TAIL
6) ICE-LADEN PLANE LANDS TOO SOON, BUMPS OVER FENCE

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Here are sketches from a series of aviation training films made for the U.S. Navy under the general heading, Aerology. These include Thunderstorms, Fog and Ice. Their purpose is to acquaint a student pilot with conditions which he will encounter in actual flight. Disney’s artists simulate these conditions with surprising realism, aided by a sound-effects man who creates the proper noise of wind, thunder, rain. Also by this method pilots can experience rare weather conditions which they might not meet in a year of routine flying.

These films were supervised by naval aviation experts, while some of Disney’s staff learned to fly so that they could better understand their problems.

Life August 31, 1942