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Old 23rd April 2003 | 20:23
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Youwererobbed
 
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18greens you are right it doesn't and can't.
Airbedane has it correct, to give you drift, wind speed and direction (basically the same thing in effect) it needs imput from the "conventional" instruments.
All an IRS can tell you is the accelarations it experiences from the moment you intialise it, it can't tell the difference from an acceleration due to an aircraft engine or due to 100kt winds.
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