A gyro-less wing leveler and directional autopilot were developed and flight tested in a single-engine light airplane. The primary purpose of the project was to develop a simple, reliable, low-cost stability augmentation and autopilot system for light aircraft. The wing leveler used a fluidic inertial rate sensor, electronic signal processing circuitry, and vacuum operated servos. A strap-down magnetic heading reference of simple design provided the wing leveler with directional autopilot capability. Flight tests indicated that the performance of the gyro-less wing leveler was equal to that of a commercial wing leveler using a gyroscopic rate sensor. Drift-free, long-term, heading-hold capability of the magnetic heading reference was demonstrated. (Author)


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    Titel :

    Development and Flight Tests of a Gyro-Less Wing Leveler and Directional Autopilot


    Beteiligte:
    H. D. Garner (Autor:in) / H. E. Poole (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1974


    Format / Umfang :

    53 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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