True Meaning Of VOR

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Hi,

I am an aspiring flight student. I'd like my first message to this
group to be one with foot in mouth:

I am not convinced that the term VOR stands for "Very high frequenncy
omnidirectional range."

The problem is that, if I were an electrical engineer designing such a
device, knowing in advance how it worked, I'd be highly inclinded to
call it a "Very high frequency ominidirectional radiator" given that it
radiates in all directions using the VHF band.



http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/r1/radioran.asp

YOU may be so inclined, but the term "radio range" has been used to describe
radio navigation aids since way before VOR was invented.... and when it was,
it became just another "radio range", in this case a "VHF omnidirectional"
radio-range. Since we already knew that it was "radio", it became simply
VHF omnidirectional "range".

Why do they call it a hot water heater when it heats cold water?
Why do they call them apartments when they are all stuck together?
Why do you drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?

Strange stuff to ponder.

"Don Hammer" wrote in message
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Why do they call it a hot water heater when it heats cold water?


I've always heard it called just water heater.

uhhh, my dad always referred to it as, "the *^&%$@# water heater is
out again. Get down there and light it."

We were dirt poor farmers and my grandfather, who didn't bath much,
kept going down and turning off the propane to save money... I knew
that and kept a sharp eye on him... Whenever he did that I got my bath
while the water was still warm... Dad never did catch on...

denny

Don Hammer wrote in message . ..
Why do they call it a hot water heater when it heats cold water?
Why do they call them apartments when they are all stuck together?
Why do you drive on the parkway and park in the driveway?

Strange stuff to ponder.

Why is there so many letters in the word "ABBREVIATION"?

"Ken Pruchnick" wrote in message
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Why is there so many letters in the word "ABBREVIATION"?


Why isn't PHONETICALLY spelled with an F?

Why is the alphabet in that order?
Is it because of that song?

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Ken Pruchnick" wrote in message
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Why is there so many letters in the word "ABBREVIATION"?


Why isn't PHONETICALLY spelled with an F?

"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message
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Why is the alphabet in that order?
Is it because of that song?


Could be. That song is a detriment to education. How many people grew up
believing elemenopee was a letter itself?

How many people grew up
believing elemenopee was a letter itself?

It isn't? Maybe =that's= why I have so much trouble reading.

Why did they build the ocean so close to the shore?

Jose
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:03:52 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:

Why isn't PHONETICALLY spelled with an F?

Because when they were inventing words, they'd already used up all the
"F"'s, but still had plenty of "PH"'s left to use...

Corky Scott