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automatic pilot: see air navigation air navigation, science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course (see navigation ). ..... Click the link for more information. . automatic pilot a device that automatically maintains an aircraft on a preset course automatic pilot [¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ′pī·lət] (navigation) Also known as autopilot. Equipment which automatically stabilizes the attitude of an aircraft about its pitch, roll, and yaw axes and keeps it on a predetermined heading. Equipment for automatically steering ships. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Potential applications for this development platform include flight controls and displays, flight management systems, automatic pilots, instrument landing, weather radar systems, as well as many space and defense systems, which also require a deterministic and highly reliable RTOS. |
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