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Shown In Figure Speed Of Light
1,780 wordsH 2 >The Stone Age In the early days of man, navigation was composed remembering objects as fixed points of reference. Leaving a trial of stones, marking trees and referencing mountains are examples of primitive navigational aids. The principles of this kind of navigation has evolved and is even present in today? s sophisticated navigational aids.
The Star Age (Trigonometry) Identifying points of reference on land was easy. However, man started to explore the oceans where th...
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Fiber Optic Cable Fiber Optics
4,355 wordsOur current age of technology is the result of many brilliant inventions and discoveries, but it is our ability to transmit information, and the media we use to do it, that is perhaps most responsible for its evolution. Progressing from the copper wire of a century ago to todays fiber optic cable, our increasing ability to transmit more information, more quickly and over longer distances has expanded the boundaries of our technological development in all areas. Todays low-loss glass fiber optic ...
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Global Positioning System U S Military
3,776 wordsAs we enter the 21 st century, we are constantly being bombarded with new technologies. From the wireless community to operations that once took weeks to recover and now only take a day or so, our world will never be the same. Another technology that is revolutionizing the world we live in is the Global Positioning System or GPS. The first GPS satellite was called GPS Block I. Launched in 1978, it was a developmental satellite. Another nine Block I satellites were launched through 1988. GPS is t...
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Gps Satellites Gps Receivers
3,463 wordsThe new Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) systems installed in the F- 111 E and EF- 111 A have raised their share of questions, so I have decided to continue my series of Everything You Always Wanted To Know handouts to you pilots, navigators, and maintenance technicians on how the cotton-picked thing works. This informational pamphlet is an overview of the GPS system as a whole, NOT the system- specific hardware that you find in your respective aircraft. Ill cover the basic theory of operati...
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