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'''Ground Proximity Warning System''' ('''GPWS''') is a system designed to alert pilots if their [[aircraft]] is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. Another common name for such a system is '''Ground-Collision Warning System''' ('''GCWS'''). | '''Ground Proximity Warning System''' ('''GPWS''') is a system designed to alert pilots if their [[aircraft]] is in immediate danger of flying into the ground or an obstacle. Another common name for such a system is '''Ground-Collision Warning System''' ('''GCWS'''). | ||
More advanced systems, providing additional protection, are known as '''Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems''' ('''EGPWS'''). | More advanced systems, providing additional protection based on GPS position and a terrain database, are known as '''Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems''' ('''EGPWS'''). | ||
The EGPWS provided by FlightGear emulates the '''MK VIII''' made by Honeywell Inc. | The EGPWS provided by FlightGear emulates the '''MK VIII''' made by Honeywell Inc. | ||
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Also the configuration categories and their encodings are modeled to match the original equipment. | Also the configuration categories and their encodings are modeled to match the original equipment. | ||
Since FG2018.1 the simulation was extended with optional support for Airbus-specific callouts, which would normally not be supported by the real-world MK VIII hardware unit (which is not intended to be installed on Airbus aircraft). | |||
= Features = | = Features = | ||
== Warnings == | == Warnings == | ||