Dead Reckoning and Wind Finding Accuracy over the North Atlantic

Since the original survey by Powell, the requirement for aircraft over the Atlantic to maintain their flight-planned or recleared track has been established. The following figures covering flights made by Trans-Canada Air Lines between Canada and the U.K. during the period 8 November 1956 to 16 Marc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Navigation
Main Author: Willis, D. C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1958
Subjects:
Ocean Engineering
Oceanography
Canada
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300017586
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300017586
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Summary:Since the original survey by Powell, the requirement for aircraft over the Atlantic to maintain their flight-planned or recleared track has been established. The following figures covering flights made by Trans-Canada Air Lines between Canada and the U.K. during the period 8 November 1956 to 16 March 1957 are intended to provide evidence as to the accuracy of estimates necessary in recent calculations appearing in the Journal . Indications of the accuracy of navigators' found winds and of mid-Atlantic position lines are included.

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