> Of Hillger, Don
>The article has a very short history of the
>measurements and the metric system.

Nice article. Thanks for pointing it out. It is an unusual angle.


>In case some of you are not familiar with United Airlines use of
>metric, their magazine uses dual units throughout,

I didn't know that. I see that it is not a rigorously enforced editorial
policy. You can see many unconverted units.

However considering the context, it is a good 9 out of 10.



>The in-flight navigation map, viewed via the back-of-the-seat monitors
>on the Boeing 777, uses dual units for everything,

This is also good news. In-flight entertainment is separate equipment bought
in by airlines. Upgrades and options migrate across customers. Once you see
a software feature on one airline, you are more likely to see similar
features on other airlines.

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