attitude gyro

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attitude gyro [′ad·ə‚tüd ‚jī·rō]

(aerospace engineering)

Also known as attitude indicator.

A gyro-operated flight instrument that indicates the attitude of an aircraft or spacecraft with respect to a reference coordinate system.

Any gyro-operated instrument that indicates attitude.

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