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Comment by buildsjets

4 years ago

The calculator side is a circular slide rule. The wind correction side with the sliding plate is a nomogram.

https://www.gleimaviation.com/e6b-flight-computer-instructio...

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pmdulaney  4 years ago

But aren't slide rules themselves nomograms?

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