[Milsurplus] An altimeter puzzle

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Knots  ARE  speed; i.e. Nautical Miles per Hour.

Nautical mile is 6075 (plus a fraction) feet.  It
is frequently rounded off to 6080 feet.  That
is what USAF used in Navigator School and
Electronic Warfare Officer School  back in 1961
when I went through them.

Mac - K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City


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Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] An altimeter puzzle
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:24:44 -0500

de WB2CPN

Maybe Nautical Miles, about 6000 feet?
I don't think "Knots" is speed, but distance.

Of course, I could be lying.

73  Clete



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