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Re: Bubble sextants on e-bay
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2009 Jun 7, 10:53 -0400
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2009 Jun 7, 10:53 -0400
I would not have been happy in a B29 Superfortress bomber mid- Pacific with that sextant to get me home, as the Americans were doing in WW2. In my opinion the Hughes MkIX is the definitive sextant of its type; approaching if not actually being the very best that can be achieved with a bubble sextant. Douglas Denny. ----------------- I am inclined to concur with Douglas Denny. I have used a lot of different bubble sextants and in my opinion the RAE MkIX is simply the best bubble sextant ever made. I own three of them. The MK IX has so many attributes which make it superior to other bubble sextants. Having said that, the American sextants must have had some utility because getting a B-29 around the Pacific arena is no mean feat. Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---