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Old 3rd January 2013 | 17:46
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Aesir
 
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The Boeing 727 airliner was fitted with a hole in the cockpit roof through which a sextant celestial navigation unit could be fitted. It was an option that could be used if the weather condition would permit.

There is no reason why helicopter pilots would not learn to use a sextant for fun but to use it while flying or include the sextant with all the required books is hardly a good idea
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