Navigational errors in pressure pattern flying

This study was made during the first five months of 1949, at the United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. A flight to Honolulu, T. H., with VR-2, and one to Kodiak, Alaska, with VR-5, were made to observe air navigation by altimetry as practiced by VR-2 and VR-5. This study was...

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Main Author: Scott, Ivan James
Other Authors: Haltiner. George J., Mewborn, A. Boyd, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Department of Aerology
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 1949
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10945/36327
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Summary:This study was made during the first five months of 1949, at the United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. A flight to Honolulu, T. H., with VR-2, and one to Kodiak, Alaska, with VR-5, were made to observe air navigation by altimetry as practiced by VR-2 and VR-5. This study was made to evaluate the accuracy of air navigation by altimetry. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/navigationalerro1094536327