Worlds Largest Compass Rose
at Edwards AFB
Comments
From: mattallen
Does anyone know what this is/was used for?Thu Sep 22 16:06:35 -0700 2005 From: tedder
looks like a compass rose scraped into the lakebed.Thu Sep 22 16:10:57 -0700 2005 From: Bokchoi Cowboy
Go to this link from Edwards AFB website to read on the history of this thing.
Fri Sep 23 07:06:35 -0700 2005 It is the worlds largest compass rose, which dates back to 1937. It is 395 feet in diameter. From: AndreaBT
If it's a compass rose, it seems to be a bit inaccurate!Sat Jul 29 12:43:16 -0700 2006 From: Silicon Sam
Probably because of the difference in True North and Magnetic North.Sat Jul 29 20:53:13 -0700 2006 |
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