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Astronomers had long known that the Moon changes its position against the background of the sky and stars fairly quickly. This steady motion could be used to measure time.
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Aircraft equipment interprets a bearing from time delay in signals transmitted by a ground-based station.
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VOR-based airways have been reliable, but they create inefficiencies and bottlenecks that GPS-based systems are better positioned to resolve.
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The clock from the Spirit of St. Louis.
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Weems developed this simple but effective plotter for aeronautical charts in 1935.
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This Navy radar scope would have been used on long-range patrol aircraft for navigation and target location late in World War II and during the early Cold War.
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Used by Wiley Post on his Lockheed Vega 5-C Winnie Mae, 1934-35.
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Used by Wiley Post on his Lockheed Vega 5-C Winnie Mae, 1934-35.
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Used by Wiley Post on his Lockheed Vega 5-C Winnie Mae, 1934-35.
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Satellites and ground stations determine and broadcast corrections that enhance the navigational accuracy of the GPS system.