Does anybody know the properliners routes when they cross the North Atlantic ? I would like to make an hardsim historic flight from London to New York with Bristol Britannia. There is a VOR trail (for exemple: Iceland/Grennland/Labrador) ? Or i try to reach the west at random in waiting the coastline like Cristobal Columbus ?
Regards
Stéphane Desrosiers
North Atlantic routes
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Re: North Atlantic routes
Hi Stephane
For North America, I'm pretty sure they'd have gone up and over mate.. similar to how they do now but further North.. that is, keeping within striking distance of Iceland/Greenland as you mention. I couldn't say for certain though but you can bet someone here will know
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For North America, I'm pretty sure they'd have gone up and over mate.. similar to how they do now but further North.. that is, keeping within striking distance of Iceland/Greenland as you mention. I couldn't say for certain though but you can bet someone here will know
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Re: North Atlantic routes
I'm fairly sure it was a cross between dead reckoning using available forecasts and getting long range NDB directional info from places like Narsarssuaq (Bluie West One?) in Greenland. I think you could get a range of about 300 miles from them subject to weather conditions. Once you were out of range of the Scottish beacons you would track towards Iceland, Greenland then St John. Have you got a drift computer and clock to work with? I'm not sure if the Britannia needed a stop at Prestwick and/or St. John heading westbound.
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Re: North Atlantic routes
The Brit wouldn't need a tech stop....El Al did New York -Tel Aviv direct but the nav limits would have determined the routes and I would guess as Dave suggests..north but perhaps a little further than they do now.
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