NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19930091191: Aeronautic Instruments. Section IV : Direction Instruments
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19930091191: Aeronautic Instruments. Section IV : Direction Instruments
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- 1923
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 19930091191: Aeronautic Instruments. Section IV : Direction Instruments
Author: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Year: 1923
Part one points out the adequacy of a consideration of the steady state gyroscopic motion as a basis for the discussion of displacements of the gyroscope mounted on an airplane, and develops a simple theory on this basis. Principal types of gyroscopic inclinometers are described and requirements stated. Part two describes a new type of stabilizing gyro mounted on top of a spindle by means of a universal joint, the spindle being kept in a vertical position by supporting it as a pendulum of which the bob is the driving motor. Methods of tests and the difficulties in designing a satisfactory and reliable compass for aircraft use in considered in part three. Part four contains a brief general treatment of the important features of construction of aircraft compasses and description of the principal types used.