Shturmanskoj Russian air force service day

Description

Navigators at air force is responsible for the navigation of the person, their feast day falls on March 24.

Commander-in-Chief of the RUSSIAN AIR FORCE has issued the corresponding Decree in the year 2000. In the year 1916, General Alekseev (Chief of staff) has created a central aeronautical station (CANS).

At that time there was no precision instruments that help pilots route, while in flight. It is therefore the duty of the Navigator was avianavigatora orientation in the air on earthly objects. He slichal map with the terrain, denounced by an benchmarks, after which point the ball direction of further pilot flight.

Since then, the technical equipment of the aircraft has changed. Nevertheless, the role of shturmanskoj service remains high, particularly in military aviation.

There is also a similar holiday-day of the Navigator of the Navy-it is celebrated on January 25 in honor of opening in 1701, by Decree of Peter the first school of mathematical and navigational Sciences in Moscow.