Posted on 08/24/2004 11:32:43 PM PDT by stlnative
Yes, I have seen multiple confirmations that Atta and Jarrah purchased the GPS equipment, and also additional corroboration of Atta's trip to the observation deck of the WTC to get a fix.
Not mathematical proof, but pretty solid.
From a different angle, why would they not use the equipment? It is easily available, highly accurate, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to use it.
I have heard that civilian/sportsman level units are deliberately designed to go inop when the velocity exceeds a preset threshold, to prevent their use in missile guidance systems but I have been unable to get a fix from inside the cabin, whether sitting still or in flight and can't confirm this.
In any event, I know for a fact that military GPS equipment is not disabled in this way, and suspect that units are available for civilian aeronautical navigation.
When dealing with islamotrash, that may very well be the only viable option.
Yep!Desperately playing Ketchup - bump !
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