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What is the purpose of the giant compass rose at Edwards AFB?

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Because of the dryness at Edwards, it is VERY rare that rain creates puddles or a small lake on the lakebed. The compass rose allowed a pilot with a complete electrical failure and even a compass failure to still line up into the wind, and safely land on the lakebed. read more

Edwards Air Force Base, California World's Largest Compass Rose Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets. read more

A compass rose (or Rose of the Winds) is a figure on a map or compass showing Noth, East, South and West. I am not aware of a flower that bears this name so I think it has been categorised incorrectly. read more

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