The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction.

飞机正向北飞去。

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Think of the controller as the air traffic controller at an airport, giving direction to the coming and going of aircraft.

我们可以将控制器想象为机场的空中交通控制器，指挥飞机的进出方向。

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The two aircraft were believed to be going from South America to Europe, Sunday night, in the same direction as the air France flight from Rio to Paris.

这两架飞机是周日晚上从南美飞往欧洲的，与法航从里约热内卢飞往巴黎的航班是同一方向。

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This was actually quite enjoyable, and after a few more matches I actually had the ability to spray some fire in the general direction of opposing aircraft.

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He invented the radio direction finder, autopilot and the first fully automatic aircraft landing system.

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