Microsoft KB Archive/32369

Converting Flight Simulator Coordinate Units to Miles

PSS ID Number: Q32369 Article last modified on 11-08-1994

3.00 4.00 5.00

MS-DOS

Summary:

Microsoft Flight Simulator for MS-DOS version 3.0 and 4.0 use an X/Y coordinate system with five decimal places before the decimal point and four after. Flight Simulator version 5.0 can also use this coordinate system, though it defaults to real-world Latitude/Longitude coordinates.

The following are conversion factors for going between miles and these units:


 * 1) One unit (the number 1.0) equals 0.14 nautical miles. 7.37 units equals one nautical mile.
 * 2) One unit (the number 1.0) equals 0.15 statute miles. 6.55 units equals one statute mile.

Additional reference words: 3.0 3.00 4.0 4.00 asd A&SD fs4 asd4 FS5

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