Servos
Inputs
Axises
Feedback
Autopilot
100
Moves the flight control surfaces on many light, single- engine aircraft
What is a Pneumatic servo?
100
A gyrocompass was used in ships in the early 1900's to...
What is determine direction?
100
The three flight control surfaces on modern airplanes.
What are the elevators, rudder and ailerons?
100
An auto-pilot uses this type of signal to correct the airplane's attitude.
What is positive feedback or command signals with feedback
100
The main purpose of an auto-pilot system is to...
What is lower the pilot's workload?
200
Used to move flight control surfaces on transport catagory aircraft.
What is an electrohydraulic servo?
200
A panel used by the pilot to select auto-pilot modes.
What is a flight controller?
200
The axis of flight that the yaw damper controls.
What is the vertical axis?
200
Acceleration is measured in both magnitude and...
What is direction?
200
Was the first to record powered airplane flight.
Who were the Wright Brothers?
300
Uses a capstan to connect the auto-pilot servo to the flight control cables.
What is an electric servo?
300
The difference between pitot pressure and static pressure used to determine the aircraft's airspeed.
What is dynamic pressure?
300
An airplane pitches around this axis by using the rudder.
What is the lateral axis?
300
A feedback system sends the auto-pilot computer information about flight control surface position and this...
What is rate of movement?
300
The FAR's require a warning sound along with a visual warning when the auto-pilot is...
What is disconnected?
400
Connects the flight control cable to the servo when using a pneumatic servo.
What is a bridal cable?
400
An angular rate sensor that performs the same function as a rotating mass gyro, but has no moving parts.
What is a Ring Laser Gyro?
400
A pendulum precesses around a point when swinging, because of the conservation of...
What is angular momentum?
400
Gives rotary position using inductance.
What is a RVDT?
400
The first demonstrated airplane auto-pilot controlled these two flight control surfaces in conjuction with wing dihedral.
What are the rudder and elevator?
500
Servos send this type of signal back to the auto-pilot computer for attitude adjustment.
What is a follow-up signal or feedback signal?
500
The auto-pilot mode that commands the auto-pilot to follow VOR navigational signals.
What is NAV mode?
500
The axis of flight a wing-leveler auto-pilot controls.
What is the Longitudinal axis?
500
The auto-pilot component that provides command bar position for the HSI.
What is the auto-pilot computer or Flight Director ?
500
The auto-pilot mode used to follow an ILS signal.
What is APPR or approach ?
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