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attitude indicator
- Definição1
- An instrument that displays the attitude of the aircraft by referring to information sources, which may be contained within the instrument or be external to it. When the information sources are self-contained, the instrument is called artificial horizon.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- The foundation for all instrument flight, this instrument reflects the airplane’s attitude in relation to the horizon.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2014.
- Subárea
- Flight Instruments
- Spanish
- indicador de actitud
- Imagem
Attitude indicator with integrated localizer and glideslope indicators, earth below (brown) and sky above (blue) it's perfectly level and not turning, possibly in a slight dive/descent.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VMS_Artificial_Horizon.jpg
