Comments by "Fred Bloggs" (@fredbloggs5902) on "Why This Zig-Zag Coast Guard Search Pattern is Actually Genius - Smarter Every Day 268" video.

  1. Francis Chichester is generally credited with calculating the maximum error and then deliberately aiming off so the sweep only traverses the arc from one extreme end. (It was originally used for bombing missions over Germany in WW2).
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