Gyro instruments Flashcards

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1
Q

Rigidity

A

maintainig direction in space regardless of whats moving around it

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2
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precession

A

the applied force to the gyro acts 90°

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3
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gyro instruments list

A

Attitude, Turn coordinator, heading indicator

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4
Q

The turn indicator shows rate of turn / bank angle

A

rate of turn

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5
Q

The gimbal axis of rate of turn is at 30° angle to procvide

A

rate of roll

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6
Q

Rigidity of gyro affected by

A
  • Seed of rotation
  • Rotor mass
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7
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Apparent drift

A

Rotation of the earth causes the HI to drift

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8
Q

The gyro in attitude indicator is on the ____ plane rotating around the ___ axis

A

Horizontal, vertical

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9
Q

Magnetic compass is aaffected by

A

acceleration and turning

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10
Q

When turning through north, when should you start stabilizing the plane

A

Before it reaches the heading. (For example, from 340 to 40, level the wings at 20)

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11
Q

When turning through south, when shoudl you start stabilizign the plane

A

After it reaches the heading. For example, from 200 to 140, at 120
from 160 to 230, at 250

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12
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UNOS

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Undershoort north, overshoot south

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