What it actually looks like: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/B612
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Maybe It's "more readable" for plane screen fonts than the other alternatives. It's not fair looking at a font on a 49" highdef ultrawide and saying "This isn't as good".
Edit: even better, grab a METAR from your favorite airport and drop it in at 8 point
[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004269891...