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DIRECTION-KEEPING PROPERTY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- direction-keeping property
1, record 1, English, direction%2Dkeeping%20property
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] ability of a gyroscope to maintain its orientation suggested its use as a direction indicator ... In 1909 Sperry built the first automatic pilot using the direction-keeping properties of a gyroscope to keep an aircraft on its course. 1, record 1, English, - direction%2Dkeeping%20property
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propriété garde-cap
1, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20garde%2Dcap
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le conservateur de cap ou directionnel. Il présente l'avantage de conserver une référence de cap choisie par le pilote, quelle que soit la phase du vol de l'avion (montée, descente, variation de vitesse, etc..). Le directionnel est en effet un gyroscope dont le rotor tourne à vitesse élevée (de l'ordre de 10 000T/mn), or nous savons que la propriété fondamentale, d'un gyroscope est de garder une position fixe par rapport à l'espace. Si le pilote choisit de caler son conservateur de cap sur le nord magnétique, son directionnel lui fournira donc en permanence une indication stable de son cap magnétique. 2, record 1, French, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20garde%2Dcap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Centrale de cap et de verticale pour avion. Une centrale est constituée d'un gyro-indicateur de verticale et d'un gyroscope directionnel garde-cap. 3, record 1, French, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20garde%2Dcap
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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