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Gago Coutinho was one of the two Portuguese navigators that crossed by air the South Atlantic in the beginning of the 20th century. He developed a new model of sextant that could be used to measure the altitude of a star when flying without the need of the sea horizon. This new instrument was called "precision sextant" and used an artificial horizon line which was defined with the help of a water bubble. Due to his knowledge of Navigation, Astronomy, Geography and Mathematics he received from the Portuguese King D. Carlos I several assignments in Africa and Asia. Gago Coutinho received several important official medals and prizes, including the PhD Honoris Causa from the Universities of Lisbon and Oporto, and authored several scientific publications. He received the distinct position of Admiral of the Portuguese Navy in 1958, and died in the following year.
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Wright Brother Aircraft NavigationTransport Aircraft Aviators Geography Astronomy Navigation Instruments Biplane Aviation Aeronautics
Citation
Neves, F.M.S.P., Barata, J.M.M., Silva, A.R.R. Gago Coutinho and the Aircraft Navigation 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, EUA, 4-7 janeiro, 2010 DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-156
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc