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Re: Useful info without instruments
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Apr 11, 22:10 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Apr 11, 22:10 EDT
Alex Eremenko (quoted) wrote: > about a US pilot in Korean war, who could determine > his coordinates with a reasonable precision just by looking at the stars > and at his chronometer, > without a sextant What was this story? Was there any claim for the degree of accuracy? In a stable airplane in level flight at night with a view straight up, I wouldn't be surprised if a talented observer could get a position accurate to 60 n.m. -FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
