he introduced the first gyrostabilizer for aircraft, which was showcased to great acclaim during a hands-off-the-controls demonstration flight during a 1914 competition in Paris. The company Sperry founded eventually became part ofHoneywell, where the legacy...
Inertial navigation can be used as a “fall-back system” that can dead reckon during a time when GPS/GNSS navigation is not available. But in the case of submarines and spacecraft, they are the primary method of navigation. Aircraft and other vehicles often use INS in close conjunction wit...
At Aviation Consumer, our job is to sift through marketing hype and conduct impartial evaluations of products and services. Sometimes this includes products that aren't yet to market, creating uncertainty regarding the product's future. That was the case nearly a year ago when we covered Avidyne...
The field of the invention is that of solid-state ring lasers or laser gyros. The laser gyro according to the invention comprises at least one optical cavity in the form of a ring and a solid-state amplifying medium which are designed so... S Schwartz,Franois Gutty,JP Pocholle,... - ...
(v) 15 hours of flight time as pilot in command in a gyroplane that is a light-sport aircraft. (d) Lighter-than-air category and airship class privileges, (1) 100 hours of flight time as a pilot, (i) 40 hours of flight time in an airship, (ii) 20 hours of pilot in command...
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Terry Hesler, Kettering, OH (excerpted from EAA Sport Aviation 6/98) The drawings are particularly good, and the quality of the kit is good... it has been a lot of fun to build, almost addictive. The simplicity of the design and the lack of special tools has contributed to this......
Kennedy Jr. to crash his plane—it was a common phenomenon called spatial disorientation, which has affected pilots for over a century. What Is Spatial Disorientation? The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines spacial orientation as “our natural ability to maintain our body orientation and...
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The Gyroscope is a component of the IMU and the IMU is an essential component of the drones flight controller. The flight controller is the central brain of the drone. Here is a terrific article, which coversgyro stabilization and IMU technologyin drones. ...