GB1061386A - Aircraft navigation instrument - Google Patents
Aircraft navigation instrumentInfo
- Publication number
- GB1061386A GB1061386A GB3931162A GB3931162A GB1061386A GB 1061386 A GB1061386 A GB 1061386A GB 3931162 A GB3931162 A GB 3931162A GB 3931162 A GB3931162 A GB 3931162A GB 1061386 A GB1061386 A GB 1061386A
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- aircraft
- flight
- descent
- movable
- Prior art date
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C23/00—Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration
- G01C23/005—Flight directors
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- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
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- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract
1,061,386. Aircraft navigation instruments. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. Ltd. Oct. 14, 1963 [Oct. 17, 1962], No. 39311/62. Heading B7W. An aircraft instrument, particularly for V.T.O.L. aircraft, comprises an artificial horizon 4 with a movable index 10 arranged to be displaced vertically in accordance with the flight path angle of the aircraft. The index 10 moves over graduations, marked 1, 2, 3 (representing tens of degrees) on a gyro ball 2, the flight path angle being derived by dividing rate of climb or descent (obtained by barometric capsule or radio altimeter) by the ground speed. The divisor is held constant below a predetermined ground speed so that the position of the index 10 indicates the rate of descent or climb. Flight directors 8, 9 are provided, and are operated by navigational signals, the aircraft being flown so that they are aligned with a fixed index 1 in level flight, when the movable index 10 may be biased out of view, and intersect over the movable index during the descent. A pointer 6 is also provided to indicate, by its deviation from a mark 7 any error in the flight speed. When landing a V.T.O.L. aircraft, a signal may be applied to the horizontal flight director 9 at a predetermined point to cause the pilot to level out, e.g. 70 feet above the ground, before making the final descent. The movable index may also be arranged, for use during take-off, to be displaced substantially in inverse correspondence with the flight path angle, and a fixed index indicating the desired angle may be provided. The signals to the movable index may also be modified by pitch error signals.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB3931162A GB1061386A (en) | 1962-10-17 | 1962-10-17 | Aircraft navigation instrument |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB3931162A GB1061386A (en) | 1962-10-17 | 1962-10-17 | Aircraft navigation instrument |
Publications (1)
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GB1061386A true GB1061386A (en) | 1967-03-08 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB3931162A Expired GB1061386A (en) | 1962-10-17 | 1962-10-17 | Aircraft navigation instrument |
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GB (1) | GB1061386A (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1997005453A1 (en) * | 1995-07-26 | 1997-02-13 | Honeywell Inc. | Aircraft display combining error tape and reference bugs |
EP2573522A1 (en) * | 2011-09-21 | 2013-03-27 | The Boeing Company | An aircraft speed guidance display |
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- 1962-10-17 GB GB3931162A patent/GB1061386A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1997005453A1 (en) * | 1995-07-26 | 1997-02-13 | Honeywell Inc. | Aircraft display combining error tape and reference bugs |
US5797562A (en) * | 1995-07-26 | 1998-08-25 | Honeywell, Inc. | Aircraft display combining error tape and reference bugs |
EP2573522A1 (en) * | 2011-09-21 | 2013-03-27 | The Boeing Company | An aircraft speed guidance display |
CN103017752A (en) * | 2011-09-21 | 2013-04-03 | 波音公司 | An aircraft speed guidance display |
JP2013067375A (en) * | 2011-09-21 | 2013-04-18 | Boeing Co:The | Aircraft speed guidance display |
US9815567B2 (en) | 2011-09-21 | 2017-11-14 | The Boeing Company | Aircraft speed guidance display |
CN103017752B (en) * | 2011-09-21 | 2018-01-05 | 波音公司 | Air speed guides display |
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