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stability augmentation system

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stability augmentation system [stə′bil·əd·ē ȯg·mən′tā·shən ‚sis·təm]
(aerospace engineering)
Automatic control devices which supplement a pilot's manipulation of the aircraft controls and are used to modify inherent aircraft handling qualities. Abbreviated SAS. Also known as stability augmentors.


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The AIAA approached the Test Pilot School to get evaluations of four possible configurations for the replica Flyer - the original configuration, a re-creation of a Wright plane built in 1908, a flight control system with a pitch stability augmentation system, and a system with both pitch and roll augmentation.
Compensation for the loss in inherent aerodynamic stability is provided by a combination electronic-hydraulic stability augmentation system that senses uncalled-for departures from the intended flight condition and injects corrective signals into the flight control system.
BAE Systems' A-10 experience dates from the 1970s with the development of the aircraft's stability augmentation system.
 
 
 
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