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Old 27th December 2007 | 08:11
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dash6
 
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No bank involvd. Great circle is a straight line over the earth. Rhumb line is a constant heading in relationship to longitude.Since the Earth "tapers" the rhumb line would require constant turns.In practice rhumb line is a piece of fiction on a chart.
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