When will the US Navy switch to the metric system? - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 01-13-07, 12:20 PM

Ships and planes measure their speed in knots. This is true for every country, even France.

Torpedo Fodder · 01-13-07, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Ships and planes measure their speed in knots. This is true for every country, even France.

And there's a reason for that: 1 nautical mile is equal to 1 arc-minute of latitude. For this reason alone I don't see that unit of measurement going away.

View Poll Results: The USN will go to metric...
... pretty soon, within the next ten years.	1	2.63%
... eventually, but its not anytime soon.	7	18.42%
... when its a cold day in hades!	30	78.95%
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01-13-07, 12:20 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Ships and planes measure their speed in knots. This is true for every country, even France. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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