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- Navigation Methods: Radio Navigation
This primary atomic frequency standard, a hydrogen maser, served as the stable frequency source for the master clock.
Earhart used an antenna similar to this later model in her attempt to locate Howland Island.
"Black box" refers to more than just a flight data recorder for accident investigations. It often refers to electronic components in an aircraft that monitor or control flight or that support communication and navigation.
It contained a crystal ocillator and was key to the LORAN system.
Long-range Navy patrol aircraft required better all-weather navigation systems like LORAN.
The Deep Space Operations Control Center at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory coordinates the three Deep Space Network stations.
The Azores have long been a popular way station for transatlantic flights.