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PUSH BUTTON FLIGHT— CARRIER BORNE. On 



the deck of the carrier "Shangri-La" a Navy F6F 

 Hellcat drone plane, its tail mooring still in place, 

 is warmed up and controls given final adjustment 

 prior to being sent into the air. In the foreground 

 Lt. Commander W. G. Maurer completes tests of 



the control mechanism at his finger tips. ''Push 

 button" flight is actually a misnomer. Manipula- 

 tion of the electronic controls must be done by a 

 trained flyer. Control of aircraft by radio is diffi- 

 cult in that the remote pilot is deprived of the 

 actual "feel" of the plane. 



