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APFDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- autopilot and flight director system 1, record 1, English, autopilot%20and%20flight%20director%20system
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- autopilot/flight director system 3, record 1, English, autopilot%2Fflight%20director%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Tornado AFDS is a digital integrated subsystem that allows the automatic control of the aircraft in all three flight axes. It also provides the pilot with information on instruments and displays. So the pilot can manually guide the aircraft using the flight director mode or can monitor the automatic flight. 1, record 1, English, - autopilot%20and%20flight%20director%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Paper read by J. Stocker, Messerschmitt, at the "45th Agard Avionics Symposium", Ottawa, 1983. 4, record 1, English, - autopilot%20and%20flight%20director%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
APFDS (L-1011). 5, record 1, English, - autopilot%20and%20flight%20director%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pilote automatique/directeur de vol
1, record 1, French, pilote%20automatique%2Fdirecteur%20de%20vol
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- AFDS 1, record 1, French, AFDS
officially approved
- APFDS 1, record 1, French, APFDS
officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et abréviations uniformisés par le CUTA Opérations aériennes. 2, record 1, French, - pilote%20automatique%2Fdirecteur%20de%20vol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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