Evergreen Claims First Round-The-World GPS Flight
Evergreen International Airlines said it is the first carrier to circle the globe with a 747 navigating completely by the Global Positioning System. President Larry Lane said the aircraft, equipped with three Trimble TNL-8100 GPS receivers, took off Dec. 22 from New York Kennedy Airport on a...
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