Scandinavian Airlines Research Articles

POLAR AIRLINE NAVIGATION*

NAVIGATIONVolume 4, Issue 7 p. 270-274 POLAR AIRLINE NAVIGATION* Einar Sverre Pedersen, Einar Sverre Pedersen Technical Navigator Scandinavian Airlines System, StockholmSearch for more papers by this author Einar Sverre Pedersen, Einar Sverre Pedersen Technical Navigator Scandinavian Airlines System, StockholmSearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1955 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-4296.1955.tb00183.xCitations: 4 † Presented at the Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, June 25, 1955. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume4, Issue7September 1955Pages 270-274 RelatedInformation

The S.A.S. Transarctic Flights

Scandinavian interest in transarctic flying dates back to the successful transarctic flight of the airship Norge under the joint leadership of Amundsen and Ellsworth. The geographical position of Scandinavian countries, of course, makes such interest natural as they have everything to gain from commercial flying across the Arctic. In 1946 when Scandinavian Airlines System was formed, with the primary object of establishing intercontinental routes to the Scandinavian countries, four Stratocruisers were ordered from the Boeing factory in Seattle and plans were made for a non-stop delivery flight from Seattle to Stockholm following the great-circle route across sub-arctic Canada and central Greenland. The object was to gain experience over this route, which might become of strategic importance in the near future. However, the Stratocruisers were sold before S.A.S. took delivery and the plans for the flight were abandoned. The groundwork carried out in connection with navigation was not wasted however.