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In article , Mike W. wrote:
The R means Range and always has. I still don't understand why the word 'range' is in there, a VOR doesn't give you any distance to or from anything unless you use two or more of them to determine your position. Why isn't it called a 'directional' or 'positional'? Is range just an old-timey word whose meaning has shifted over the years? http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...=range&x=0&y=0 Dictionary definition 1c states: "a direction line". Which is how the word 'range' is used in nautical terminology as I understand it, and also in aviation. That dictionary (Merriam-Webster) also mentions there are a total of 38 different meanings or definitions of the word 'range', so perhaps you were thinking of a different meaning...? -Dan |
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