[BITList] Great Circle - Perth to Brisbane

[John Feltham]

If you fly from Perth to Brisbane, you fly over the bight because you fly a "Great Circle" route - see the map below



1)   http://www.livephysics.com/ptools/great-circle-path.php

2) http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators

>From 2 - http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/display/1331616933-19822-110.32.5.134.kmz




And if you wish to do the Maths:  http://www.intmath.com/vectors/3d-earth-geometry.php


ooroo





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