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In navigation, a rhumb line, rhumb (/ r ʌ m /), or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true north.
The Rhumb Line. If a ship were to steer a steady course, that is one on which her heading remains constant, her track would cut all meridians at the same angle, as the next diagram shows. Such a line on the Earth’s surface is called a rhumb line.
Over a longer oceanic passage, it makes sense to travel on a Great Circle Circle than the Rhumb Line due to the extra time and energy involved. Sailing between Cadiz (Spain) and Miami (US), this could amount to a day’s sailing over the passage ( 150 NM less).
Using two different examples, this video shows how to calculate the course and distance between two positions; and how to calculate the position arrived if d...
A rhumb line makes the same angle with all meridians it crosses and appears as a straight line on a Mercator chart. The principal advantage of a rhumb line is that it maintains
20 cze 2024 · In this paper, equations are established to solve problems of Rhumb Line Sailing (RLS) on an oblate spheroid. Solutions are provided for both the inverse problem and the direct problem, thereby providing a complete solution to RLS.
20 cze 2024 · 1. The correct mathematical theory of rhumb-line sailing on an oblate spheroid. 2. The name ‘meridional distance’ to what Turner now calls the L(φ) function. 3. A table to reduce latitude to meridional distance. 4.
