Glide Path

Glide Path

AuthorArthur C. Clarke
GenreFiction, Novel
Original LanguageEnglish
First published1963
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NotesGlide 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, and includes a character modeled on Luis Alvarez, who developed this system.
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