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That was a great movie!  Good of you to note the navigation stuff.  I  
will look for them next time.  But, I seem to remember using an APN-4  
Loran in those days, and that was superceeded by the APN-70.

Ken Gebhart

On Aug 24, 2008, at 3:30 PM, Paul Hirose wrote:

>
> While watching "The High and the Mighty" (recently restored and  
> released
> on DVD) I noticed several pieces of navigational equipment.
>
> � A-10 bubble sextant in navigator's hand when he steps down from the
> astrodome.
>
> � E-6B or similar computer (not shown clearly)
>
> � Closeup of Loran receiver CRT trace -- resembles APN-9 display.
>
> � ARN-7 radio compass control panel.
>
> � SCR-718C radio altimeter
>
> All the electronics are powered up in these shots. For example, the
> radio compass tuning meter jumps around when the navigator turns the
> tuning crank. The Loran trace indicates about 3500 microseconds of  
> delay.
>
> I use the military designations for these devices because my reference
> is USAF Manual 51-40, but the movie is actually about a DC-4 airliner
> flying from Hawaii to California.
>
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