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	Visual flight (airplanes) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An aircraft is usually designed so that the "horizon/nose sight picture" that the pilot sees in cruising flight is similar to that seen when the aircraft is on the ground.
		In cruise flight, the aircraft maintains a constant airspeed and altitude, which is the result of a constant pitch attitude and aircraft power setting.
		The attitude is similar to the cruise attitude and is accomplished by the pilot increasing the pitch attitude (raising the nose) at approximately ten to fifty feet above the ground, depending on the aircraft type.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Visual_Flight_-_airplanes (1753 words)

	Attitude Instrument Flying
		Attitude instrument flying is an extension of the concept of attitude flying.
		The attitude indicator replaces the normal outside visual references; therefore, it is the principal attitude control instrument for the radial scan.
		Aircraft attitude control is accomplished by proper use of the attitude indicator.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/AIF.htm (1919 words)

	Gyroscopic Systems and Instruments
		Thus, the gyros in aircraft instruments are constructed of heavy materials and designed to spin rapidly (approximately 15,000 rpm for the attitude indicator and 10,000 rpm for the heading indicator).
		The purpose of the attitude indicator is to present the pilot with a continuous picture of the aircraft's attitude in relation to the surface of the earth.
		The aircraft with the greatest rate of turn is aircraft A. If two aircraft arc turning at the same angle of bank, the slower aircraft has the shorter turning radius and also a greater rate of turn.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/GSI.htm (3445 words)

	Multiaxis hardover protection apparatus for automatic flight control systems - Patent 4460964
		In fixed wing aircraft control is effected with respect to the pitch, roll and yaw axes and in helicopters control is effected with respect to the cyclic pitch and roll axes, the yaw axis and the collective pitch control axis.
		The pitch attitude command provided by the summing point 31 and comprised of the attitude reference generated by the outer loop computations 27 or the command augmentation stabilization control computations 28 and the inner loop gain augmentation from the summing point 34 is provided as.theta..sub.CMD via the digital-to-analog converter 25 and the demultiplexer 26.
		In a manner to be explained, the long term attitude reference component of.theta..sub.CMD is applied via the rate limit 36 to the inner loop 10 to control the pitch attitude of the aircraft and the high frequency components are transmitted to effect the SAS function as well as control wheel steering.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4460964.html (5272 words)

	Antenna stabilization error correction system for radar - US Patent 5485156 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Attitude sensors are known to exhibit both fixed and time varying errors which degrade antenna beam pointing accuracy; sensor errors of 2° to 3° are not uncommon with vertical gyro based instruments.
		Elevation angle is the vertical angle orthogonal to, and measured from, the plane defined by the aircraft longitudinal and lateral axis to the boresight of the antenna beam.
		Azimuth angle is the horizontal angle measured in the plane defined by the aircraft longitudinal and lateral axis and measured from the aircraft longitudinal axis to the position of the antenna beam projected onto the measurement plane.
	www.patentstorm.us /patents/5485156.html (3502 words)

	Automatic flight control with pilot fly-through - Patent 4642774
		The aircraft attitude control channels of an aircraft control system are held at a predetermined attitude reference by an automatic flight control system or programmed to follow a particular navigational course by a flight director guidance system.
		The aircraft control stick is coupled to disconnect the predetermined pitch and roll attitude from flight control following a stick movement of a predetermined distance or the application of a predetermined force to the stick so that the AFCS or flight director guidance system no longer attempts to hold the set attitude or navigational course.
		The aircraft thus naturally responds to stick movement 16 in a manner such that the aircraft roll is a constant rate proportional to stick displacement.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4642774.html (5621 words)

	USAir 427: US Airways' View of the Accident
		This simply was not an event that involved the sudden placement of an aircraft in an extreme attitude, nor was it a case where subtle changes in aircraft attitude went unnoticed by the crew until an extreme attitude had developed.
		While unusual attitude training is useful and appropriate for airline flight crews, it would not have affected the outcome of this accident given the full-left rudder deflection and the accident aircraft's crossover speed.
		Because proper unusual attitude recognition and recovery techniques were followed, and previously unknown factors were at worl: on the aircraft, additional unusual attitude training would not have prevented this accident.Under any circumstances then known to the airline industry, the actions of the crew of USAir Flight 427 were reasonable and correct.
	www.avweb.com /news/news/183029-1.html (11359 words)

	Page b1 Takeoffs
		Second, the liftoff where the pitch attitude is held to let the aircraft fly off around the landing gear rotation axis, only to be changed to adapt to the center of lift horizontal axis for acceleration.
		The rotation used for crosswind takeoffs is somewhat different in that the aircraft is lightly held on the runway with yoke held fully into the wind.
		At the moment the aircraft reaches a safe takeoff speed for the existing ground effect the yoke is leveled and the yoke is used to 'hop' the aircraft off the ground while the rudder is used to crab the nose into the wind.
	whitts.alioth.net /Pageb1Takeoffs.htm (7190 words)

	4-6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The value of the attitude indicator is directly related to the readability of the instrument; that is, to the speed and ease with which you can get information from it to determine exact aircraft attitude.
		Although the older type attitude indicators are not difficult to interpret in normal flight attitudes, reference to other instruments to confirm the indications observed on the attitude indicator is recommended and particularly when abnormal flight attitudes are experienced.
		Its principal uses in modern aircraft are to indicate trim and to serve as an emergency source of bank information in case the attitude gyro fails.
	avstop.com /AC/Instument/4-6.html (1382 words)

	6
		Under VFR conditions, aircraft attitude can be determined by observing the Earth's surface, which usually provides accurate and believable visual information.
		The disoriented pilot may make the error of rolling the aircraft back into the original left-banked attitude or, if level flight is maintained, will feel compelled to lean to the left until this illusion subsides.
		An observed loss of altitude in the aircraft instruments and the absence of any sensation of turning may create the illusion of being in a descent with the wings level.
	www.faatest.com /books/ifrh/6.htm (2757 words)

	An Aircraft with Attitude (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He wanted to fly alone, having concluded that the weight of another person (and of the larger aircraft structure required) would be better allocated to the fuel needed for endurance.
		Sean Elliott, the EAA Director of Aircraft Operations, and thus the subject of almost universal envy, was in the front seat for our Sunday-morning flights.
		Aircraft are more complicated and mysterious because their character unfolds only in flight.
	www.aflyer.com /Flightlab.html (1835 words)

	US Airways on USAir 427
		The data demonstrates, and all parties seem to agree, that USAir Flight 427's rudder moved to a full-left position shortly after the aircraft encountered wake vortices generated by a preceding aircraft.
		They found that circumstances conducive to vestibular disorientation -- lack of visual references combined with sudden, violent aircraft motion or subtle, gradual aircraft motion -- were absent during the USAir Flight 427 accident.
		The 132 passengers and crewmembers aboard the aircraft were killed.
	www.avweb.com /other/us427usa.html (11262 words)

	Attitude Indicators: Aircraft Fuel Systems
		These specialized pitch and roll inclinometers for are used for balancing loads during fueling or loading.
		manufactures a variety of Attitude Indicators (also known as an Inclinometer) for OEM aircraft fuel systems calibration.
		aircraft at the manufacturing stage, or purchased as an aftermarket upgrade to replace older style 'plumb bob' systems.
	www.riekerinc.com /Aircraft_Fuel_Systems_Attitude_Indicators.htm (104 words)

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