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Old 11th Nov 2004, 19:43
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The curvature is just discernable when ‘above FL 550’ (Lightning days), the effect is clearer as the daytime sky darkens at altitude.
Modern jet pilots can deduce curvature due to the HUD horizon indicating the local geographic level, which is not aligned with the observed horizon, this is depressed due to the curvature of the earth.
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