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COMPAS ASTRODOME KOLLSMAN [1 record]

Record 1 1979-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

Compass used to obtain true heading for twilight conditions as seen through the plane's dome.

OBS

"Kollsman" is a trade name.

OBS

Information: Captain Storey and Major Brown, DND, Ottawa.

CONT

Determine an aircraft heading using the Kollsman skylight compass, to cover (...) limiting factors, and alignment procedures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

astrodôme: Coupole transparente, en matière plastique, qui, aménagée à la partie supérieure du poste de pilotage d'un avion, permet au navigateur de faire le point astronomique.

Spanish

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