Re:Enroute Airbus A380 wake flips Challenger business jet up...
by ubernostrum on Friday March 17, 2017 @05:32AM
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To be fair:
1. The nautical mile is an SI derived unit, now fixed at 1852 meters.
2. It's a more useful unit than the kilometer for long-distance navigation due to its historical definition in terms of arc along a line of latitude making it easy to work with on charts.
1. The nautical mile is an SI derived unit, now fixed at 1852 meters.
2. It's a more useful unit than the kilometer for long-distance navigation due to its historical definition in terms of arc along a line of latitude making it easy to work with on charts.