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Record 1 2002-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
DEF

The process by which gimbal axis friction causes the spin axis of a free gyro to tend to align with the axis about which the case is rotated. The resulting drift is a function of the angular displacement between the spin axis and the rotation axis.

OBS

Honeywell Displacement Gyroscope. Model 0048B5, Series 19. Synchro outputs, and has onboard auto erection circuits to level gyro in normal flight conditions.

Key term(s)
  • auto-erection
  • auto erection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
OBS

L'horizon gyroscopique, ou horizon artificiel [...] est essentiellement un gyroscope à deux axes de cardan [...] La verticalité de l'axe de la toupie [delta] est approximativement assurée par un érecteur (mécanique, électro-mécanique, pneumatique) produisant une raideur en quadrature de signe convenable.

Key term(s)
  • autoérection

Spanish

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