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ATTITUDE GYRO [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-04-12

English

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

[A] two-degrees-of-freedom gyro torqued on gimbal mounts to hold spin axis vertical, thus giving output signals proportional to rotation about two orthogonal axes, usually pitch/roll.

CONT

A vertical gyro is a gyroscope whose spin axis is "stabilized" or gimbaled to remain vertical with respect to gravity. The vertical gyro is used to measure rotations away from vertical relative to the fixed earth reference frame.

OBS

In this gyro, output signals are produced by gimbal angular displacements that correspond to angular displacements of the case surrounding two nominally orthogonal, horizontal axes.

OBS

Attitude gyros, technically called vertical gyros because of the orientation of their spin axis ...

Key term(s)
  • attitude gyroscope

French

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

Instrument qui détecte les montées ou descentes de l'avion, ainsi que les inclinaisons à droite ou à gauche.

CONT

Indicateur de verticale. C'est un appareil comportant un gyroscope dont le moment cinétique est dirigé au mieux suivant la verticale. Le carter du gyroscope est monté à la Cardan suivant les axes de roulis ou de tangage du bâtiment [...] Les pendules détecteurs (roulis ou tangage) détectent les écarts de verticale, et ils alimentent les moteurs couples correspondants (roulis ou tangage) de façon à ramener les signaux des pendules à zéro, le moment cinétique du gyroscope est ainsi maintenu vertical.

OBS

[Cet instrument] surveille donc, dans le pilotage automatique, les mouvements de tangage et de roulis.

OBS

gyro de verticale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • gyro indicateur de verticale
  • gyroscope indicateur de verticale
  • gyroscope-indicateur de verticale

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-07-16

English

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

Broadly, any gyro-operated instrument that indicates attitude. This instrument is similar to the artificial horizon, but has greater angular indication.

French

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

indicateur giroscopique d'assiette : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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