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- Usado para
- autopilot
- Sinônimos
- automatic pilot
- Definição1
- That part of an automatic flight control system which provides attitude stabilization with respect to internal references. Also known as ‘automatic pilot’.
- Fonte1
- MULTILINGUAL aeronautical dictionary, or, dictionary aeronautique multilingue: english, french, spanish, dutch, greek, italian,portuguese, turkish. London: Technical Editing and reproduction Ltd, 1980.
- Definição2
- An automatic flight control system which keeps an aircraft in level flight or on a set course. Automatic pilots can be directed by the pilot, or they may be coupled to a radio navigation signal.
- 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.
- Fonte3
- DUTRA, Luiz Costa e Silva. Glossário aerotécnico: inglês-português. São Paulo: Traço, 1979. 469 p.
- Nota adicional1
- Abbreviation for automatic pilot.
- Português
- piloto automático
- Imagem
Painel de piloto automático de uma antiga aeronave Boeing 747.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SIA_Cargo_747_loading.jpg
