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Subido el 28 de mayo de 2007 por EducaMadrid

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NASA Connect Segment exploring the history of aviation. It explains GPS and what is being done to help pilots navigate in the air and on the ground.

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I don't know, I don't get it. I mean, I don't see an airport, and we're nowhere near any water. 00:00:00
Okay, Van, this one is your turn. How about you go in and check to see if this is the right location? 00:00:06
Okay. 00:00:12
Well, there's a positive sign. 00:00:24
Van Hughes? 00:00:27
Yes. How do you know my name? 00:00:28
Well, I watch NASA Connect all the time. I'm Jane Garvey, head of the Federal Aviation Administration. 00:00:30
Oh, wow. Nice to meet you. 00:00:35
Nice to meet you. 00:00:36
Are you part of the road rally? 00:00:38
Yes, I am. I'm your next to last stop on your navigational tour. 00:00:40
I'm here to learn about how early aviators and today's pilots navigate through the air. Can you help? 00:00:44
Yes, I can. Just as Garrett A. Morgan improved roadway navigation and sailors built on early successes in nautical navigation, 00:00:49
early aviators and the federal government worked hard to make air travel safer and more efficient. 00:00:56
In the beginning, after the Wright brothers' successful flights at Kitty Hawk, the first pilots had no navigational aids. 00:01:02
They simply watched for landmarks and followed roads, rivers, and railroad tracks. 00:01:09
This approach to navigation obviously had its shortcomings. It only worked in daylight and in clear weather. 00:01:14
In 1921, pilots for the U.S. Post Office conducted a daring experiment for night flying. 00:01:20
Bonfires lit by helpful citizens helped to aid pilots flying the mail across the country. 00:01:27
This approach was followed by airways marked by a series of light beacons. 00:01:33
As technology developed, the government introduced still better navigational aids using radio. 00:01:38
By listening to radio signals, pilots could stay on course even when bad weather kept them from seeing lights on the ground. 00:01:44
Today's pilots draw on the advantages of GPS to guide aircraft along highways in the sky. 00:01:51
The FAA and its partners, such as NASA, are working to build tomorrow's air traffic control system, 00:01:57
which will draw on the benefits of the global positioning system. 00:02:02
Well, it sounds like I can do anything. How about the weather? 00:02:06
Van, everybody talks about the weather, but not even GPS can do anything about it. 00:02:09
Weather is also a major factor with aviation accidents. 00:02:14
But along with NASA, the FAA is developing several tools to give pilots more and better information on hazardous weather conditions. 00:02:18
Well, it looks like I've collected what I need. Do you have a clue for my next stop? 00:02:26
Well, your last stop will lead you to one of our partners who's working with us on GPS navigation. Good luck. 00:02:30
Well, thanks. Bye. 00:02:35
You know, the more I learn about GPS and its everyday applications, 00:02:36
the more I'm convinced that I should get one of these for when I go on the road with my band, The Noodles. 00:02:39
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Idioma/s:
en
Materias:
Matemáticas
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Autor/es:
NASA LaRC Office of Education
Subido por:
EducaMadrid
Licencia:
Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada
Visualizaciones:
253
Fecha:
28 de mayo de 2007 - 16:53
Visibilidad:
Público
Enlace Relacionado:
NASAs center for distance learning
Duración:
02′ 49″
Relación de aspecto:
4:3 Hasta 2009 fue el estándar utilizado en la televisión PAL; muchas pantallas de ordenador y televisores usan este estándar, erróneamente llamado cuadrado, cuando en la realidad es rectangular o wide.
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