User contributions for Rickerjones

5 December 2010

• 16:4916:49, 5 December 2010 diff hist +1,067‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ Add image gallery
• 04:4204:42, 5 December 2010 diff hist +325‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ add image, autopilot
• 04:3604:36, 5 December 2010 diff hist +232‎ N File:Sperry GyroPilot Automatic Pilot.jpg ‎ Sperry GyroPilot Automatic Pilot cockpit control unit. The gyroscopic stabilized autopilot improved the accuracy of sextant observations by reducing acceleration errors in the bubble chamber from aircraft axes movements. ((c)Tighar) current
• 04:1104:11, 5 December 2010 diff hist +666‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ Add images Harney Nav Station, Pioneer Octant Patent
• 02:0902:09, 5 December 2010 diff hist +1‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎The World Flight
• 01:5701:57, 5 December 2010 diff hist −13‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎References
• 01:4401:44, 5 December 2010 diff hist +524‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ Revise Inventory Table (Marty's Magic)
• 01:2601:26, 5 December 2010 diff hist +30‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ Marty's special footnote fix
• 01:1301:13, 5 December 2010 diff hist +2‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎Aerial navigation of WW I: caption alignment
• 01:1001:10, 5 December 2010 diff hist +678‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ Add images, Dreisonstok, Pan Am Clipper Nav
• 00:5400:54, 5 December 2010 diff hist +517‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ Add images Drift Meter Patent, Dalton computer
• 00:3000:30, 5 December 2010 diff hist −3‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ relocate image
• 00:2500:25, 5 December 2010 diff hist +465‎ Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎Early maritime navigation:: add image (Portolan)

4 December 2010

• 22:4922:49, 4 December 2010 diff hist +4‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎The World Flight: italics
• 22:4822:48, 4 December 2010 diff hist −3‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎The World Flight: Add italics for book title
• 22:3922:39, 4 December 2010 diff hist +5‎ m Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ →‎World War to World Flight: correct link
• 22:3122:31, 4 December 2010 diff hist +29,505‎ N Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937 ‎ First Draft: Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937

3 December 2010

• 00:0700:07, 3 December 2010 diff hist +173‎ N File:Dalton MK VII DR computer ca.jpg ‎ The Dalton Mk VII dead reckoning computer ca. 1935. Noonan's letter to P.V.H. Weems stated he used this model while flying the Pacific survey flights. (Used by permission.) current

1 December 2010

• 23:5323:53, 1 December 2010 diff hist +287‎ N File:Potting Sheet Example.bmp ‎ An example of a plotting sheet devoid of geographic features. Used off-shore, the navigator must assign the longitude (and in this example the latitude also) for the area he is traversing. The VP-3 and VP-4 used by Noonan while with Pan Am were similar. ( current

30 November 2010

• 22:0222:02, 30 November 2010 diff hist +288‎ N File:Pioneer Mark III Octant Patent.jpg ‎ Carbonara's 1934 patent of the Pioneer Mk III octant similar to the one used on the first attempt of the World Flight. The bubble chamber of this octant was difficult to adjust and the averager,which provided a mean of several observations over a few min current
• 21:2421:24, 30 November 2010 diff hist +240‎ N File:Nautical Almanac 2 Jul 37.jpg ‎ This page of the 1937 American Nautical Almanac includes data for 2 July 1937. The Luke Field inventory listed two copies of this edition of the Nautical Almanac carried on board during the first attempt of the World Flight. (TIGHAR photo) current
• 21:1021:10, 30 November 2010 diff hist +211‎ N File:M-130 Clipper Nav Station.jpg ‎ The navigator's station on the M-130 Pan Am Clipper is shown with Flight Engineer Vic Wright. What may be Noonan's "preventer" in a Brandis sextant box is on the shelf above the chart table. (Used by permission) current
• 21:0121:01, 30 November 2010 diff hist +156‎ N File:Gatty-Weems Speed & Drift Indicator Patent.jpg ‎ Harold Gatty and P.V.H. Weems collaborated on the "Speed and Drift Indicator" patented in 1934. Both men had numerous inventions relating to air navigation. current
• 20:4320:43, 30 November 2010 diff hist +198‎ N File:Electra Navigator's Station.jpg ‎ The Electra's navigator's station was in the aft cabin behind the fuel tanks. Communication with the pilot was by written notes passed with a bamboo stick. ((c)William F. Harney,2006,(c)TIGHAR,2009) current
• 20:3120:31, 30 November 2010 diff hist +269‎ N File:Dreisonstok Reduction Tables & Nautical Almanac.jpg ‎ Dreisonstok's sight reduction tables and the 1937 Nautical Almanac like those used by Noonan on the second attempt of the World Flight. The Dreisonstok tables were very compact, but required more arithmetical operations than some other available methods. current
• 20:2020:20, 30 November 2010 diff hist +268‎ N File:Ceramic Drift Bomb.jpg ‎ Ceramic or glass drift bombs were filled with aluminum or bronze flakes and dropped over water during daylight, breaking on impact. The metal particles would spread to form a bright reflection which the navigator could follow with the drift sight. (Used b current

29 November 2010

• 22:0022:00, 29 November 2010 diff hist +334‎ N File:MK IIB Pelorus Drift Sight.jpg ‎ A Mark IIB pelorus drift sight like that installed on the Earhart Lockheed Electra 10E for the World Flight. A U.S. Army inventory made following the Luke Field accident included this type drift sight and an extra base, plausibly for mounting the drift si current
• 21:5621:56, 29 November 2010 diff hist 0‎ File:MK II B Pelorus Drift Sight.jpg ‎ uploaded a new version of "File:MK II B Pelorus Drift Sight.jpg": enhanced and background change current

14 November 2010

• 03:0803:08, 14 November 2010 diff hist +336‎ N File:MK II B Pelorus Drift Sight.jpg ‎ A Mark IIB pelorus drift sight like that installed on the Earhart Lockheed Electra 10E for the World Flight. A U.S. Army inventory made following the Luke Field accident included this type drift sight plus an extra base, plausibly for mounting the drift

9 November 2010

• 21:1421:14, 9 November 2010 diff hist +12‎ m SS Norwich City ‎ →‎Links: add artist's name

23 October 2010

• 15:1615:16, 23 October 2010 diff hist −3‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎Where was the survivors’ shelter located?
• 13:1713:17, 23 October 2010 diff hist −326‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎Who may have had access to the provisions and equipment at the survivor’s shelter?
• 12:5512:55, 23 October 2010 diff hist 0‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?

3 October 2010

• 15:3615:36, 3 October 2010 diff hist +468‎ Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎Who may have had access to the provisions and equipment at the survivor’s shelter?: add date of HMS Leith
• 13:5713:57, 3 October 2010 diff hist +72‎ Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ add gallery title
• 13:4313:43, 3 October 2010 diff hist −4‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎Where was the survivors’ shelter located?
• 13:3813:38, 3 October 2010 diff hist 0‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎Where was the survivors’ shelter located?
• 13:3113:31, 3 October 2010 diff hist +6‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎No edit summary
• 13:2813:28, 3 October 2010 diff hist −5‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎No edit summary
• 13:2613:26, 3 October 2010 diff hist 0‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ corrections
• 13:1813:18, 3 October 2010 diff hist −267‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?

2 October 2010

• 18:5518:55, 2 October 2010 diff hist +536‎ Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?: Add photo to gallery
• 18:3818:38, 2 October 2010 diff hist +209‎ N File:Lifeboat diagram showing buoyancy tank location.jpg ‎ The location of buoyancy tanks (air tanks) like those seen in the 1938 Norwich City shelter photo are shown in this lifeboat diagram. The tanks were shaped to fit the hull of the lifeboat. (Used by permission) current
• 15:0415:04, 2 October 2010 diff hist +253‎ Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?: Add photo provision tank
• 14:5814:58, 2 October 2010 diff hist +210‎ N File:Lifeboat ration tank (brass).jpg ‎ Provision tanks like this watertight brass canister were carried aboard lifeboats. One of the tanks pictured near the center of the 1938 shelter photo may have been such a provision tank. (Used with permission) current
• 13:0413:04, 2 October 2010 diff hist +194‎ Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?: add compass photo
• 12:5812:58, 2 October 2010 diff hist +130‎ N File:Lifeboat Compass (Courtesy nauticalartifacts.com ).jpg ‎ This lifeboat compass may be similar to what we see in the 1938 photo of the survivors' shelter. (Courtesy, nauticalartifacts.com) current

30 September 2010

• 18:5818:58, 30 September 2010 diff hist +525‎ Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?: add gallery
• 18:3218:32, 30 September 2010 diff hist +217‎ N File:Sea anchor with iron ring.bmp ‎ Conical sea anchor similar to one in the 1938 NZ Pacific Aviation Survey photo which had deteriorated. Note the iron ring at the large end which is also still visible in the photo. (Courtesy of www.globalsecurity.org) current
• 14:5714:57, 30 September 2010 diff hist +34‎ m Norwich City Survivors' Shelter ‎ →‎What equipment and provisions were available to the Norwich City surviving crew members?