DocumentCode
1471895
Title
Electric automatic pilots for aircraft
Author
Halpert, P. ; Esval, O. E.
Author_Institution
Sperry Gyroscope Company, Inc., Garden City, N. Y.
Volume
63
Issue
11
fYear
1944
Firstpage
861
Lastpage
865
Abstract
AUTOMATIC pilots have been in use for many years in both commercial and military aircraft and are well suited to normal airplane control. Their greatest usefulness is in maintaining heading and attitude over long periods of time, with consequent reduction in strain on the human pilot.
Keywords
Airplanes; Damping; Force; Frequency control; Gyroscopes; Servomotors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1944.6440579
Filename
6440579
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