ADVANCE NAVIGATION EXERCISE 4A HW 1,3,4 GREAT CIRCLE CALCULATION - NAPIER RULE

1. Use Great Circle Equation ( Napier Rule method ) to calculate the following : from Taipei TPE (25 04.6 N , 121 14.0 E) to London LHR (51 28.7 N , 00 27.7 W) a) Great Circle Distance b) Great Circle Initial course at TPE c) Great Circle Final course at LHR d) Please draw a general picture of the great circle course 2 Use Great Circle Equation ( Napier Rule method ) to calculate the following : from Taipei TPE (25 04.6 N , 121 14.0 E) to New York JFK (40 38.4 N , 73 46.7 W) a) b) c) d) Great Circle Distance Great Circle Initial course at TPE Great Circle Final course at JFK Please draw a general picture of the great circle course

3. Use Great Circle Equation ( Napier Rule method ) to calculate the following : from SYD (3356'46"S 15110'38"E) to TPE (2504'40"N 12113'58"E) a) b) c) d) 4. Great Circle Distance Great Circle Initial course at SYD Great Circle Final course at TPE Please draw a general picture of the great circle course

Use Great Circle Equation ( Napier Rule method ) to calculate the following : from Anchorage ANC (6110'28"N 14959'47"W) to Johannesburg JNB (2608'21"S 2814'46"E) a) b) c) d) Great Circle Distance Great Circle Initial course at ANC Great Circle Final course at JNB Please draw a general picture of the great circle course

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Use Great Circle Equation ( Napier Rule method ) to calculate the following : from Taipei TPE (2504'40"N 12113'58"E) to Brisbane BNE (2723'03"S 15307'03"E) a) b) c) d) Great Circle Distance Great Circle Initial course at TPE Great Circle Final course at BNE Please draw a general picture of the great circle course

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Use Great Circle Equation ( Napier Rule method ) to calculate the following : from Brisbane BNE (2723'03"S 15307'03"E) to Johannesburg JNB (2608'21"S 2814'46"E) a) b) c) d) 7. Great Circle Distance Great Circle Initial course at BNE Great Circle Final course at JNB Please draw a general picture of the great circle course

What is the definition of Spherical triangle ?

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a) Transform this right Spherical triangle to the Napiers circle.

b) Use the Napiers circle to explain Napiers rule ?

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ANSWERS : 1. a) d = 87.982 degree Distance = 5279 NM b) Initial course at TPE = 328 degree true c) Final course at LHR = 230 degree true

2. a) d = 112.817 degree Distance = 6769 NM b) Initial course at TPE =12.312 degree true c) Final course at JFK = 165.255 degree true

3. a) d = 65.520 degree Distance = 3931 NM b) Initial course at SYD = 330.213 degree true c) Final course at TPE = 332.935 degree true

4. a) d = 144.944 degree Distance = 8697 NM b) Initial course at ANC =2.793 degree true c) Final course at JNB = 178.5 degree true 5. a) d = 60.791 degree Distance = 3647 NM b) Initial course at TPE = 147 degree true c) Final course at BNE = 146 degree true

6. a) d = 107.926 degree Distance = 6476 NM b) Initial course at BNE = 227 degree true c) Final course at JNB = 314 degree true

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Spherical triangle is a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by the arcs of 3 great circles

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b) cosin of each datum is equal to : 1. the product of sine of two non-adjacent data for example : cos (a) = sin(90 - c ) x sin( 90 - b ) 2. the product of cotangents of two adjacent data for example : cos (a) = cot ( B ) x cot ( C )