Talk:Lambert conformal conic projection
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During a space shuttle mission you have noticed a map of the world and a location of the shuttle. You noted that shuttle flight path appears to be on a frequency graph with high and lows vs. and smooth line. Taking in account the tilt of the earth, what accounts for the irregular plotted flight path???
- I assume space shuttle goes up in the space before orbits. It does not travel like an aircraft does (who intends to travel the great circle for a shortest distance to arrive at its destination on the earth). Observed from the earth, it is affected by Coriolis force, and its path is deflected, although it is supposed to be straight up to the sky in an inertial world. Does map projection have anything to do with space shuttle's path? --Natasha2006 15:36, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What are the parameters?
...?--190.56.85.26 17:13, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Not reflection to this discussion but to the article: straight lines on a lamberts projection do present great circles, although great circles are not exactly straight lines, but have a very gently concave curve towards the parallel of origine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.208.17.51 (talk) 19:20, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Coriolis force does not affect an orbiting body. There must be some medium, such as air molecules, to transfer the force. A balloon would be affected by coriolis force. The orbiting shuttle is not.
The purpose of a map projection is so that pilots don't have to carry big globes in the cockpit. All map projections have a degree of distortion.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmp717200 (talk • contribs) 14:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
