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Old 14th Jan 2020, 21:25
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Collins' FMS on the 220 uses a rather simple spherical earth model instead of the commonly used WGS84 spheroid. The maximum leg distances depending on RNP were necessary to keep the deviation between the two reference systems within an acceptable limit.
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