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Except for SaudiArabian aircraft.
These aircraft were fitted with three Litton ISS units (not capable of stand alone navigation), which in turn provided data to two Hamilton Sundstrand FMS units (far more useful than their Smiths cousins), and this whole kit and caboodle also included a 12 inch diagonal (CRT) moving map, all in one neat package.
The first and finest available, anywhere, circa 1976.
Aircraft type?
Lockheed TriStar.
I flew the TriStar with Saudia for several years, (1985 - 1989) and it was the most sophisticated system we had. When I “upgraded” to the 747 I thought I’d been sent back to the Stone Age.