Precision Sextant: An Early Portuguese Landmark on Aeronautical History

FP Neves, AR Silva, JM Barata - AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, 2019arc.aiaa.org
Abstract The Transatlantic Flights performed at 1919 proved to be a tremendous success;
however, aerial navigation over ocean was based on radio equipment. Sextants were very
difficult to use, and methods of calculations were quite time-consuming to provide
positioning results of an aircraft at great speeds. For these reasons the Aerial
Astronavigation was considered unsuitable. 3 years later, two Portuguese airmen managed
to perform the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic exclusively achieved by Aerial …
Abstract
The Transatlantic Flights performed at 1919 proved to be a tremendous success; however, aerial navigation over ocean was based on radio equipment. Sextants were very difficult to use, and methods of calculations were quite time-consuming to provide positioning results of an aircraft at great speeds. For these reasons the Aerial Astronavigation was considered unsuitable. 3 years later, two Portuguese airmen managed to perform the First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic exclusively achieved by Aerial Astronavigation in an unprecedent route precision achievement; such feat was a milestone in Aviation History, marking the debut of the sextant as a key mean for air navigation: for the first time, sextant, course corrector and methods of calculations proved their effectiveness and value for aerial navigation. Reports of the 1st South
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