Title: The 9 Most Used Aircraft Navaids In History | Boldmethod
Headings: The 9 Most Used Aircraft Navaids In History
The 9 Most Used Aircraft Navaids In History
1) GPS
2) OMEGA
3) Loran-C
4) Inertial Navigation System (INS)
5) VOR
6) Decca Navigator
7) Non-Direction Beacon (NDB)
8) Magnetic Compass
9) Celestial Navigation
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Content: 2) OMEGA
OMEGA, which became operational in 1971, was the first global radio navigation system. It enabled aircraft to navigate using very low-frequency radio signals around the world. There were 8 OMEGA transmitters placed around the globe. The OMEGA system was shut down in 1997 due to the widespread use of GPS, but one of its stations in La Moure, ND, was converted to a US Navy submarine communication station. Wikipedia
3) Loran-C
Loran-C, which gained popularity in the 1970s, used a network of land-based radio beacons to create a long-range and highly accurate navigation system. But its fate was sealed by GPS as well. While Loran-C is still operated, many stations around the world have been shut down, or are the process of being decommissioned. Wikipedia
4) Inertial Navigation System (INS)
Originally developed for rockets, INS systems started to show up in the 1940s, with the German V2 rocket housing one of the first successful systems. Completely self-contained, INS systems use a series of accelerometers and gyroscopes to determine their position. In the 1960s, INS reached widespread usage in civilian and military aircraft for worldwide navigation.