NAS ATLANTA — Shades of “Mr. Mul-ligan”! The offspring of that famous old gentleman of the skies has joined the Navy. Designed and built by “Go Grease” Benny Howard, the new re-cruit, the NH-1, bears a striking outward resemblance to its renowned forbear. To this sturdy aircraft, proven by years of commercial operation, has been added an array of instruments and radio equipment probably never before installed in an airplane of this type and size. The NH-1 is the most recent addition to the Naval training program. It is receiving its indoctrination at the Instrument Flight Instructors’ School at Atlanta, Georgia, and is already making a name for itself. The NH-1 seats four passengers with all the comforts provided by a cabin-type plane. It has built-in parachutes, cabin heat, and serviceable upholstery. Fully functioning triple controls have been installed, allowing the plane to be controlled by the instructor or the student observer in the front, or by the student in the rear receiving instructions under the hood. Three radio receivers, one receiving on a frequency of 200-400 kilocycles and the remaining two ranging
from 200 to 6600 kilocycles have also been installed.A 50-watt transmitter is designed to broadcast on four frequencies depending upon the crystal used. For Radio Direction Finding Work, the student in the rear can control the position of the loop antenna, the indications being registered on a duplicate pointer and azimuth scale in the front, enabling the instructor and student observer to watch the procedure. The instructor and two students are connected by interphone. A completely equipped panel set up especially for attitude instrument flying completes the layout. It is believed by IFIS that manifold advantages may be derived by having one student observe another while flying. For this the Howard is perfectly adapted. The instructor takes two students out at once, allowing them to fly and observe alternately. The instructor also takes his turn under the hood, acting as student, giving the students practice as instructors. By using this system, a training plane remains in the air for three hours, eliminating time consumed in returning to Base to change students each hour as formerly done.
— BUAER Newsletter (Naval Avaition News) March 15, 1943
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