BombSight Angle in the speedbar
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F4U-1_Corsair Wrote:the norden sight used elevation to find the target and begin automation, and is the only user of elevation... so I don't see your point.

That aside, I've been thinking of making a slide rule to find TAS from IAS, as was done in real life

edit: tater, you posted the same time as me Big Grin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B

You could use the dual needle airspeed indicator that is in the bombardier's compartment for the Norden.

The following is just a test shot of the TAS speedbar option of the BombBayDoors mod along with the ASI in the bombardier's compartment (I was going very slow)

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Or you could just buy an E6B that already has a lot of conversion features on it including IAS-TAS (a must-have for serious pilots).

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I was lucky enough to find this old WWII RAF one at a militaria show.

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