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2 years, 12 months ago via Twitter about GPS

Why don't planes have some sort of GPS tracker on them? How is it an entire plane disappears?

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badaspie | 2 years, 12 months ago view on twitter
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The FAA is only now phasing in a GPS-based air traffic control system to track aircraft where radar coverage is unavailable, currently in rural Alaska and extending to the rest of the US by 2013. An international standard will have to be agreed upon before such a system can be used worldwide. Until then, there is no way short of direct visual observation to know exactly where an airplane is once it has passed out of radar coverage.
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wdawe | 2 years, 12 months ago view on twitter
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Check this link for an answer to your question http://www.mahalo.com/answers/technology-and-internet/why-dont-planes-have-some-sort-of-gps-tracker-on-them-how-is-it-an-entire-plane-disappears

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