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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 6:41 pm
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Originally Posted by hauteboy
NI need to figure out how to calculate spheroid distance vs sphere distance.
True:

90°0'0"N 0°0'0"W - 89°59'59"S 0°0'0"W gives only 12430 miles. But then gc is off as well, because my other itinerary on the equator (12451 miles) would have been shorter if flown via on of the poles.

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