2002-02-07
Which instruments gave metric readings? Were altitudes shown in metres and velocities in metres per second, or kilometres per hour? Is this plane still made today and is it still metric relative to what it was back in the days of the Gimli Glider? John > > The quotation put the situation incorrectly. Everything about the 767 > structure was inch-pound. However, its instruments gave metric readings > and its documentation was metric. Hence the Gimli Glider. > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 >
