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Technical Information
Comparison of Aircraft Track Variability, PBN Manuals, and Technical Design Criteria.
RNAV
Area Navigation (RNAV) equipment onboard the aircraft calculates and follows a direct navigation path between two points, without the aircraft having to overfly intermediate, ground-based navigation aids.
RNP
Required-Navigation Performance (RNP) aircraft navigation systems provide performance monitoring and alerting, allowing the aircraft to safely fly precise, three-dimensional trajectories.
OPD
Optimized Profile Descent (OPD) solutions from GE Aviation allow equipment onboard the aircraft to choose the optimum point at which to begin the aircraft's descent to landing, during which the aircraft uses idle thrust or minimum necessary thrust. A PBN approach path provides the predictability necessary for the aircraft to make the most efficient OPD.