- Automatic pilots
- Автопилоты
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики. 2014.
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики. 2014.
automatic pilot — 1. Aeron. an airborne electronic control system that automatically maintains a preset heading and attitude. Also called automatic, autopilot, gyropilot, robot. 2. on automatic pilot, functioning in an unthinking or reflexive manner. [1915 20] * * … Universalium
automatic pilot — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms automatic pilot : singular automatic pilot plural automatic pilots a system that controls the direction of a plane, ship, or spacecraft • on automatic pilot … English dictionary
Automatic Terminal Information Service — Automatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal (i.e. airport) areas. ATIS broadcasts contain essential information, such as weather information, which runways are… … Wikipedia
Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus — The automatic tide signalling apparatus at Irvine harbour in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is probably unique, having been invented and patented by Martin Boyd, the Irvine harbourmaster, in 1905 and opened in 1906.McEwan, Mae (1985). The Harbour… … Wikipedia
Semi Automatic Ground Environment — The Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) was an automated control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft used by NORAD from the late 1950s into the 1980s. In later versions, the system could automatically direct aircraft… … Wikipedia
Paper Airplane Pilots — are a power pop quintet from Chicago comprising of Jeremiah Wallis (singer/songwriter/guitarist), Ryan Duffy (guitar, backing vocals), Jim Kompare (bass, backing vocals), Tom Collier (drums), and Kegan Simons (keyboards).Discography*2003 The… … Wikipedia
The Great Automatic Grammatizator — The Umbrella Man redirects here. For other uses, see Umbrella Man. The Great Automatic Grammatizator (published in the U.S. as The Umbrella Man and Other Stories ) is a collection of thirteen short stories written by British author Roald Dahl.… … Wikipedia
pilot automatic telephone weather answering service — A continuous telephone recording containing current weather information for pilots. The service is used in Alaska now for standard routing and weather information. In the rest of the United States, TIBS, or terminal information broadcast system,… … Aviation dictionary
flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… … Universalium
automation — /aw teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2. a mechanical device, operated electronically,… … Universalium
gyroscope — gyroscopic /juy reuh skop ik/, adj. gyroscopically, adv. /juy reuh skohp /, n. an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute… … Universalium