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Navigation in the movies
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2008 Aug 24, 13:30 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2008 Aug 24, 13:30 -0700
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. -- I block messages that contain attachments or HTML. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
