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To: doorgunner69

You would just need to know the altitude of the plane, add to it the earth’s radius (approx 4,000 mi), then use the sum as “r” in the formula for a circumference: 2pi x r = C


27 posted on 08/12/2017 8:07:54 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary--REAL Russia-US collusion! (UraniumOne Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes) See my home page)
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28 posted on 08/12/2017 8:27:13 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary--REAL Russia-US collusion! (UraniumOne Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes) See my home page)
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