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> On Mar 12, 2014, at 10:24 AM, Tamas Rudnai wrote:
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> Writing this to this list as I know quite few of you have knowledge on av=
iation. I am just thinking how could the most sophisticated airliner just d=
isappear in thin air? Ground control use radar and beacons as they trust in=
 these much better than any other positioning devices, I get that. I also t=
otally understand that the plane was flying in an area that was uncovered b=
y radar - at least by commercial radars. But the most modern airliner has n=
o GPS at all on board? Or they do have but just could not send back the pos=
ition to the ground control?
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> Tamas
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> Sent from my iPad

Tamas... I agree with you
Gus
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