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Old 2nd Jun 2009, 07:05
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DaveReidUK
 
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It would be very easy to add external device with internal GPS that can send aircraft position every 5 minutes or so over its own satellite uplink.
Ironically, the aircraft in question, which like most modern jet airliners was fitted with ADS-B, would have been squittering its position, altitude, groundspeed and ROC/ROD at half-second intervals continuously during the flight on 1090MHz...
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