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Old 29th January 2002 | 10:16
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jbc2001
 
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GPS is only used for lateral nav as a sensor for the FMS (at least until WAAS or LAAS is finally here). The HGS uses a control law primarily derived from the IRU and the ILS with the Radio Altimeter providing checkpoints at which the various sensors must agree with increasing accuracy.
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