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		frisco on Jan 31, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing #12 Actually, most aeronautical charts use the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection. I'd guess that the reason it looks straight on flight aware is just that the distances are relatively small.

benjaminwootton on Jan 31, 2014 | [–]

I love Hacker News - there is an expert on every conceivable topic posting here!

sp332 on Jan 31, 2014 | | [–]

https://xkcd.com/977/

njloof on Jan 31, 2014 | [–]

Why are we changing maps? I'm wondering where France really is.

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