Posted for "Alain NOIREAUX" <alainoireaux@club-internet.fr>:

 Gentlemen,
 one nautical mille correspond to one minute of arc at the equateur;
 one kilometer correspond to the 1/40.000th of the length of the equateur;
 what is the statute mile corresponding to ??
 Alain NOIREAUX , a bloody frenchman ,driving his car in kmph and flying his
 plane in kts .