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Old 24th Aug 2004, 17:13
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I'm pretty sure this has been done to death before on Pprune (try 'search'?) but my understanding (as FE H's) is that

IRS = Inertial REFERENCE system ie pitch/bank/yaw (used as part of an..........

INS = Inertial NAVIGATION system ie where are you etc.


Both INS and IRS can be based on EITHER Solid State or mechanical gyro platforms.
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