Autopilot
part · 1912 · Electric age
Automatic control of an aircraft (Sperry, gyroscope-based).
What it is made of
- Gyroscope — has part. Sperry’s gyroscopes.
Principles and materials it uses
- Feedback control — uses. Holding a course by feedback.
- Steel — is made of. The mechanism is steel.
Where it is used
- Jet airliner — is part of. An autopilot.