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Old 1st Jun 2001, 18:26
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Its called EGPWS which is fitted to many aircraft already, and is not wx radar based. It relies on the aircraft knowing its position, and comparing that to a terrain database. The terrain can be displayed on the map on one side of the cockpit, with the wx radar on the other.

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