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celestrial navigation anyone?
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:55:22 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote: That was not a sextant. It was called an octant. Here's one: http://www.icarusbooks.com/images/1458.jpg I've got no idea what that thing you referenced is but I can assure you that the devices carried aboard aircraft, at least until the 1970's was called a "Bubble Sextant" and didn't look a thing like your picture. Yes. http://www.warbirdsite.com/museumnavigation.html http://www.nautical-products.com/bubble-sextants.html http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/physics...ant_manual.pdf http://www.qmss.com/seastories/seastory05.html |
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