Glide Path

{{short description|1963 war novel by Arthur C. Clarke}} {{About|a work of fiction|glide slope|Instrument Landing System}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox book |  | name = Glide Path | title_orig = | translator = | image = Image:GlidePath.jpg | caption = First edition | author = Arthur C. Clarke | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = | publisher = Harcourt Brace | release_date = 1963 | media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback) | pages = 229 pp | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}

'''''Glide Path''''' is a novel by the English writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1963. Clarke's only non-science fiction novel, it is set during World War II and relates 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. It is based on Clarke's own wartime service with the Royal Air Force, during which he worked on the GCA project.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Alvarez |first1=Luis |title=Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist |date=1987 |publisher=Basic Books, Inc. |location=New York |isbn=0465001157 |page=110}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} *{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | year=1974|isbn=0-911682-20-1 | page=102}}

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Category:1963 British novels Category:Novels by Arthur C. Clarke Category:Novels set during World War II Category:Aviation novels Category:Harcourt (publisher) books