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Re: Circular "Navigational Computer"
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2008 Jun 26, 08:36 -0500
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2008 Jun 26, 08:36 -0500
Gary writes:
I had never heard or seen one of these before so I can not be sure what it is used for. But, looking carefully at the image, I would hazaard a guess that it computes LHA and probably other cel nav factors. Looking at the outside scale it appears to be a time scale and the index at the top looks like is says "GCT". Maybe Ken knows something about this.
gl
Greg R. wrote:
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I had never heard or seen one of these before so I can not be sure what it is used for. But, looking carefully at the image, I would hazaard a guess that it computes LHA and probably other cel nav factors. Looking at the outside scale it appears to be a time scale and the index at the top looks like is says "GCT". Maybe Ken knows something about this.
gl
Greg R. wrote:
Ping Gary (et al):What is an X-1 circular computer used for? http://tinyurl.com/3facpr--GregR
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