Of current interest: Aircraft navigational instrument gives latitude and longitude automatically

An aircraft instrument that automatically gives a pilot his latitude and longitude without any air-to-ground or ground-to-air communication has been demonstrated by Ford Instrument Company, division of The Sperry Corporation. Already in production, the device promises to free pilots of most of their navigational problems. The full military name of the instrument is “The Computer Set, Latitude and Longitude AN/ASN-6,” often referred to as a “Ground Position Indicator.” It was developed by Ford Instrument Company under the auspices of the U. S. Air Force in conjunction with the Communications and Navigation Laboratory of the Wright Air Development Center.