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The most impressive thing to me is that this video, in all of its detail, only covers how to get the plane off the ground and back down---it doesn't even scratc
by loser777 7y ago
The most impressive thing to me is that this video, in all of its detail, only covers how to get the plane off the ground and back down---it doesn't even scratch the surface of where to go or how to tell where you are. Navigating planes of this era by dead reckoning seems terrifying.
- perilunar 7y agoIt wasn't just dead reckoning - they had RDF (radio direction finder) since the 30s, and dedicated navigators / radio operators on board. But even without radio, why is it terrifying? Navigating by dead reckoning is pretty straight forward in good weather. Edit: they also used celestial navigation. Many planes (until the 60s?) had astrodomes for the navigators.