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STABILITY AUGMENTOR SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2008-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A feedback control system that provides pitch, roll, or yaw damping; sometimes called a "damper."

OBS

Older aircraft with an SAS use an electrical, single-loop feedback signal in parallel (stick moves) or series (stick doesn't move) with the mechanical flight control system.

PHR

Automatic stability augmentation system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
OBS

système d'augmentation de stabilité; SAS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance.

Spanish

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