EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System) Uses aircraft inputs such as position, attitude, air speed and glide slope, which along with internal terrain, obstacles, ...
EGPWS improves terrain awareness and warning times by introducing the Terrain Display and the Terrain Data Base Look Ahead protection. The system can monitor the airplane's location, altitude, and provides a map-type display of surrounding terrain.
[edit] Sample Warnings from GPWS and EGPWS/TAWS
"Terrain, Terrain"
"WHOOP WHOOP! Pull Up!"
"Too Low, Flaps"
"Too Low, Gear"
"Too Low, Terrain"
"WHOOP WHOOP! Terrain!"
"Windshear, Windshear, Windshear!"
"Glideslope"
"Sink rate" ...
Science now has an electronic jacket that will give the body sensory perceptions arising from our aircraft instruments. An enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) is coming that gives vocal warnings of what is happening and what to do about ...
Terrain Awareness and Warning System - A computer and sensors system which warns crews about imminent collision with the ground. Other similar systems are called EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems).
TDZE ...
 See also: Collision, Cockpit, Research, Altitude, Air traffic
  
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