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- Definição1
- (1) A gyro-operated flight instrument that shows the pitching and banking attitudes of an aircraft with respect to a reference line horizon, within limited degrees of movement, by means of the relative position of lines or marks on the face of the instrument representing the aircraft and the horizon. The instrument normally uses an earth gyro and in some cases a tied gyro. One of the primary instruments that helps a pilot to fly at night, in cloud, or when the natural horizon is not visible. (2) A device, such as a spirit level or a pendulum, that establishes a horizontal reference in a navigation instrument.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Related Term
- horizon
- Português
- horizonte artificial
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