• Question: How long does it take to program a gps for an aeroplane

    Asked by 678mtrg25 to Andrei, Dominique, Mark, Masha, Sarah on 10 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Mark Catherall

      Mark Catherall answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      well, GPS isn’t very complicated any more – if you buy a GPS chip, it’ll probably work straight out of the box. Not only will it tell you where you are in terms of North and East, but it’ll tell you your altitude too!

    • Photo: Sarah Hunt

      Sarah Hunt answered on 14 Nov 2016:

      This is a brilliant question, it would not take long to program a GPS for aeroplane navigation as it’s really similar to those you might have seen in a car. Though GPS in planes is a hot topic after flight MH370 went missing over the ocean. Aeroplanes do have GPS, but air traffic control do not currently get automatic aircraft position reporting from GPS. The system currently has to depend on radar 🙂 this may change in the future though!

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