Word: omnitrac
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...gear already is available in varying degrees of complexity and cost. For small craft, there is relatively inexpensive (about $2,000) gear, like Narco's Freeflight courseline computer, that makes continuous calculations of distance and direction to the next waystation. On a higher level, there are systems like Omnitrac, made by Britain's Decca Navigator Co. and tested successfully on Eastern's Washington-New York-Boston shuttle. It not only gives the pilot the required altitude for his flight path but also displays his plane's position on a moving map or TV-type cathode...
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