gyro horizon
11artificial horizon — noun An instrument that displays the pitch and roll of an aircraft in flight by comparing its attitude to a gyroscopically maintained indication of the flat horizon line. Syn: attitude indicator, gyro horizon …
12artificial horizon — noun a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot • Syn: ↑gyro horizon, ↑flight indicator • Hypernyms: ↑navigational instrument …
13Peripheral Vision Horizon Display — The Peripheral Vision Horizon Display, also called PVHD or the Malcolm Horizon (after inventor Dr. Richard Malcolm), is an aircraft cockpit instrument which assists pilots in maintaining proper attitude. Contents 1 Overview 2 What it does 3… …
14artificial horizon — i. A gyro operated flight instrument that shows the pitching and banking attitudes of an aircraft with respect to a reference line horizon, within limited degrees of movement, by means of the relative position of lines or marks on the face of the …
15attitude gyro — i. A gyro operated flight instrument that indicates the attitude of an aircraft or spacecraft with respect to a reference coordinate system throughout 360° of rotation about each axis of the craft. This instrument is similar to the artificial… …
16vertical gyro — A two degree of freedom gyroscope with provision for maintaining its spin axis vertical. Output signals are produced by a gimbal angular displacement that corresponds to the angular displacement of the base about the two orthogonal axis. It is… …
17Attitude indicator — An attitude indicator (ADI), gyro horizon or artificial horizon, is an instrument used in an aircraft to inform the pilot of the orientation of the aircraft relative to earth. It indicates pitch (fore and aft tilt) and bank (side to side tilt),… …
18gyroscopique — [ ʒirɔskɔpik ] adj. • 1852; de gyroscope ♦ Qui ressemble ou a rapport au gyroscope. Couple gyroscopique. Compas gyroscopique. ⇒ gyrocompas. Effet gyroscopique. Aviat. Horizon gyroscopique. ● gyroscopique adjectif Qui a rapport au gyroscope ou est …
19Flight instruments — Most aircraft are equipped with a standard set of flight instruments which give the pilot information about the aircraft s attitude, airspeed, and altitude.Most aircraft have these six basic flight instruments:; : Gives the aircraft s height… …
20flight indicator — noun a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot • Syn: ↑artificial horizon, ↑gyro horizon • Hypernyms: ↑navigational instrument * * * Aeron. See artificial horizon (def. 3) …
