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Re: Norden bombsight

#21 Post by Pontius Navigator » Thu Dec 05, 2019 5:08 pm

Now referring to the ballistics video. The distance between the predicted impact point and the whole range point, trail distance, is given by the formula H Tan Lamda where lamda is the trail angle. The video then mentioned wind effect. Cross trail is given by the formula H Tan L Sin delta and the trail distance becomes H Tan L Cos d where d is the drift angle.

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