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That's why ships would follow a loxodrome instead of a great circle route. They'd still arrive in port, though.
by HarryHirsch 8y ago
That's why ships would follow a loxodrome instead of a great circle route. They'd still arrive in port, though.
- mjlee 8y agoWhile this is true, an aircraft has very critical fuel requirements - taking a longer and less efficient route combined with a faulty navigation system is a factor best avoided.
- ninkendo 8y agoI was about to correct you sand say "no, they'd follow a rhumb line", but then I looked it up and realized they're two terms for the same thing. TIL!