XPost: alt.sci.physics, aus.aviation.airspace, alt.aviation.safety 
 From: rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com 
  
 Danny Deger wrote: 
  
 > I would like information on the use of units in aviation.  I was a US Air 
 > Force pilot, and am a NASA engineer.  I have always used US unit (feet for 
 > altitude, knots for speed, etc.). 
  
 Actually - to be accurate - they are *British* units as adopted by the US. 
  
 > Is this true throughout international airspace? 
  
 Pretty much. Only the former Soviet Union and its satellite states adopted 
 metric measures for aviation navigation. 
  
 >  I flew in Germany for two 
 > flights and recalled using feet and knots.  Is this true for a French 
 > airliner flying in French airspace -- will they use feet and knots?  Being 
 > assigned an altitude in meters, but flying in feet would obviously be 
 really 
 > bad. 
  
 It certainly would. See the accident report of a Saudia 747  midair with a 
 Kazakh ? freighter over India. You should be able to google it. 
  
 > Danny Deger 
  
 Regds,        Graham 
  
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