metric system newsgroup call for votes #1

lid (Goran Larsson) wrote in message ...
In article ,
Mary Shafer wrote:

For altitude and airspeed, they do. I'm absolutely sure. ICAO says
so.

The Swedish airforce use meter for altitude and km/h for airspeed.

All Gripens can use either metres or feet for altitude and km/h or
knots for airspeed. Just push a button to select.
Some of the Viggens have gotten new instruments so they can do the
same.

I'm positively sure that the Swedish air force will switch to imperial
units in the near future. No point in using one system wthin Sweden
and another system when abroad.

"Mary Shafer" wrote in message
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On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 21:22:47 GMT, lid (Goran Larsson)
wrote:

In article ,
Tarver Engineering wrote:

We sold a good number of metric altitude repeaters for Corporate
operation
in Eastern European airspace prior to the latest change. The air
traffic
control system was only capable of producing altitude assignments in
meters.

Yes, but are your *absolutely* sure that all "Western aircraft use
English units"?

For altitude and airspeed, they do. I'm absolutely sure. ICAO says
so.

And since nautical miles are a measurement system based on the earth, they
work out real well for navigation.

"Marcus Andersson" wrote in message
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lid (Goran Larsson) wrote in message
...
In article ,
Mary Shafer wrote:

For altitude and airspeed, they do. I'm absolutely sure. ICAO says
so.

The Swedish airforce use meter for altitude and km/h for airspeed.

All Gripens can use either metres or feet for altitude and km/h or
knots for airspeed. Just push a button to select.
Some of the Viggens have gotten new instruments so they can do the
same.

That is a silly PC calculator.

I'm positively sure that the Swedish air force will switch to imperial
units in the near future. No point in using one system wthin Sweden
and another system when abroad.

especially now that WGS-84 ie europe wide.

"Dave Kearton" wrote in
message ...

snip of gord bragging about his dick
Still impressive - unless you're talking about pitot tubes ......

Do you even know what a pitot tube is, little freak?

I don't think we need to hear what you think of Gord's crank.

Yeff wrote:
Cub Driver wrote:

I wouldn't touch this with a ten-foot pole!

I make that 6' 6" too short.

I wouldn't touch it with a 3.048 meter pole...

Is "meter" a typo for "metre"?

If so, your pole is 1.9812 m too short.

Tarver Engineering wrote:
John Mullen wrote:
Tarver Engineering wrote:
Paul Hirose wrote:

There's a vote going now on creating a newsgroup about the
metric system:

The metric system is off topic for aviation newsgroups.

Far from it.

Russians use metric units and Western aircraft use English units,
the two safety records speak for themselves.

That's an interesting notion in view of the origin of the term
"Gimli Glider" ...

"Robert Briggs" wrote in message
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Tarver Engineering wrote:
John Mullen wrote:
Tarver Engineering wrote:
Paul Hirose wrote:

There's a vote going now on creating a newsgroup about the
metric system:

The metric system is off topic for aviation newsgroups.

Far from it.

Russians use metric units and Western aircraft use English units,
the two safety records speak for themselves.

That's an interesting notion in view of the origin of the term
"Gimli Glider" ...

Canadian socialists persueing a metric agenda made a change that added a
branch to the failure tree. Without that arbitrary change there was no
Gimli Glider.

In article ,
Marcus Andersson wrote:

All Gripens can use either metres or feet for altitude and km/h or
knots for airspeed. Just push a button to select.

That feature is not available in all software editions, and the
backup instruments in 39A and 39B can only show proper SI units.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

"Dave Kearton"
wrote:



"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
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"Dave Kearton"
wrote:

Nor me with my 3 metre one.



Guess my 8 inch one isn't in the running then?...


--

-Gord.




Still impressive - unless you're talking about pitot tubes ......


Cheers

Dave Kearton

Yes, of course, pitot tubes, what did you think?...

--

-Gord.

"Tarver Engineering" wrote in message
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"Dave Kearton" wrote in
message ...

snip of gord bragging about his dick
Still impressive - unless you're talking about pitot tubes ......

Do you even know what a pitot tube is, little freak?

I don't think we need to hear what you think of Gord's crank.




A bit sensitive John ....



....if it were anybody else, I'd put it down to pitot envy.




Lighten up bud, nobody is shooting at you.



Cheers


Dave Kearton