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In a hyperbolic system such as LORAN, a receiver on an aircraft or ship picks up radio signals broadcast by one or more pairs of radio stations spaced hundreds of miles apart.
Advertising poster showcasing the importance of overseas flight.
Increasingly accurate clocks and improved navigation methods have allowed navigators to calculate spacecraft positions with greater accuracy.
Inertial navigation systems determine the position, orientation, and velocity of a vehicle without using outside visual references.
Portable GPS jammers are traded clandestinely and used by those who wish not to be tracked or otherwise located by GPS.
Aviation in the interwar years tested the limits of human endurance, making complex tasks like navigation highly problematic.
