Why we always have our feet in the clouds
"The reason the ceiling is given in feet," she writes, "is because, for historical reasons, aircraft altimeters are all in imperial. If we look at a classic three-pointer aircraft altimeter, it has three hands in the dial and 10 graduations around. One hand is the 100-foot indicator,...
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| Published in | Globe and mail |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Toronto, Ont
The Globe and Mail
05.05.2012
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| Summary: | "The reason the ceiling is given in feet," she writes, "is because, for historical reasons, aircraft altimeters are all in imperial. If we look at a classic three-pointer aircraft altimeter, it has three hands in the dial and 10 graduations around. One hand is the 100-foot indicator, one is the 1,000-foot indicator and the third is the 10,000-foot indicator." This means that, at a quick glance, a pilot can tell how high he is." |
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| ISSN: | 0319-0714 |