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The reliability was good, certainly superior to that of the radars of the time, but it certainly could represent a problem for long flights in sparsely inhabited areas without radio aids to navigation.
The reliability was good, certainly superior to that of the radars of the time, but it certainly could represent a problem for long flights in sparsely inhabited areas without radio aids to navigation.


The apparatus required a lot of power, about 150W, partly with 28V voltage and partly with 400 Hz alternating voltage needed to drive the various synchronous motors and related actuators.
The apparatus required a lot of power, about 150W, partly with 28V voltage and partly with 400 Hz alternating at 115V needed to drive the various synchronous motors and related actuators.


===Parts constituting the apparatus===
===Parts constituting the apparatus===
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