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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
That might make sense. One clock is set to Zulu time, the other is set to local.
Or, one is set to local time and the other is a stopwatch or "time of flight" counter. That would be handy for dead-reckoning navigation if there isn't a dedicated navigator station.
FWIW, here's an interesting site for aircraft clocks. You'll notice that some of the WW2 era gauges have inset time of flight counters.
http://relojdeavion.es/INDEX%20IN.html |
That is a good website, please pay a visit if you like watches like me!
For me 2 clocks sounds logic, one for the pilot, the other for the copilot