How Do Airliners Navigate the North Atlantic?
Today, inertial reference systems (IRSs) that include laser-ring gyros operate within three separate onboard inertial reference units (IRUs).
Today, inertial reference systems (IRSs) that include laser-ring gyros operate within three separate onboard inertial reference units (IRUs).
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