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Sextants on aeroplanes
From: Jackie Ferrari
Date: 2008 Nov 18, 19:20 -0000
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From: Jackie Ferrari
Date: 2008 Nov 18, 19:20 -0000
Dear List,
I understand that sextants as opposed to bubble
octants were used to navigate aeroplanes. I was wondering therefore how
prevalent this was and what were the advantages and disadvantages.
Regards,
Jackie Ferrari.
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