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Ah, so it could be used in the daytime. I read the whole article assuming it was only useful at night. (When else would you be flying a bomber and need high acc
by js2 6mo ago
Ah, so it could be used in the daytime. I read the whole article assuming it was only useful at night. (When else would you be flying a bomber and need high accuracy?)
- teamonkey 6mo agoThe SR-71’s star tracker was so sensitive it could track stars during the day. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-sr-71-blackbird-astro-nav-system-aka-r2-d2-worked-by-tracking-the-stars-and-was-so-powerful-that-it-could-see-the-stars-even-in-daylight/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-sr-71-blackbird-astro-na...
- spiritplumber 6mo agobeing halfway to space probably helped