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Upper Wind Representation and Flight Planning

Description: Abstract: This Survey is divided into four parts: (a) a representation of winds of space and time, which includes a tool for analysis, called the "geostrophic-gradient divider", and the "2-prog" and "4-prog" charts ; (b) flight planning tools: the 4-D plotter and the fixed-speed time-front plotter ; (c) methods of flight planning, including fixed-track flight planning, single-drift flight planning and emphasizing minimal flight planning, and (d) an interpolative system of minimal flight plannin… more
Date: March 1957
Creator: Gringorten, Irving I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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