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On Jul 6, 1:59�am, "George Huxtable"  wrote:
> Thanks to Gary for pointing us to three interesting documents on air
> navigation.
>
> Not having had great interest or knowledge about air navigation may explain
> why I haven't come across any of those works before, or their authors. It's
> interesting that "Most probable position", by M D Wright, covering air nav.
> up to 1941, doesn't seem to have been published until 1972. I see that
> several copies are available via Abebooks at reasonable cost. There was a
> tantalising snippet remaining about �a convoy transatlantic flight of three
> American flying-boats in stages in 1919 which was quite new to me.
>
> As for the NACA report no 131, from internal evidence I would judge it to
> date from the early 1920s. Can anyone offer a reference to the complete work
> it forms a part of, and its date?
>
> George.
>
> contact George Huxtable, at �geo...@hux.me.uk
> or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
> or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
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