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TANS (Tactical Air Navigation System) was a digital Air Data computer that took a Compass/Gyro feed, a TAS feed and a Doppler feed to produce a calculated air position.

You are right Coff that it was fitted to Helos.

We had it on the pre Mod Dominie for training the baby Navs.

This is what it looked like:


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