Flight Lessons

In message , funkraum
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(ArtKramr) wrote:

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There has been number of comments on how much more complicated things are now
as compared to WW II. But I dont k now about that. When I talk to guys at
[...]


Plus ça change.

WWII navigation might well have looked complicated by the standards of
the twenties:


From:

http://www.imperial-airways.com/History_page_1.html

#In January 1927 a service was opened between Cairo and Basra,
#in the Persian Gulf. To solve the difficulty of navigating
#across the trackless desert between Palestine and Baghdad,
#a furrow, several hundred miles long, was ploughed in the
#sand. It was probably the longest furrow ever ploughed.
#

Anyone know if this is still there ?

Presumably it was filled-in as advances in furrow-less navigation took
place, due to the number of explorers spraining their ankles by
stepping into it while staring intently at the burning horizon, etc.

I wonder why they didn't make it a dotted line to save wear and tear on
the plough?

Mike
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M.J.Powell