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GYROMETRE LONGITUDINAL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-28

English

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

[A] gyro that tends to compensate the motion of aircraft with reference to the transverse (pitch) axis OY.

CONT

The gyropilot commonly called an automatic pilot ... The roll disturbance is detected by a roll rate gyroscope and by a roll angle pendulum, which senses displacement. The aileron servo applies corrective action. Pitch disturbance is detected by a pitch rate gyroscope and a pitch pendulum. The elevator servo applies corrective action.

French

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

Un gyromètre est un gyroscope qui ne possède qu'un seul cadre de suspension, c'est-à-dire un seul degré de liberté, et qui sert à mesurer une vitesse angulaire de rotation.

OBS

gyromètre de tangage : terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau de la traduction du Canada.

Spanish

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