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Vacuum systems are very common for driving gyro instruments. In a vacuum system, a stream of air directed…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Solid state magnetometers are used on many modern aircraft. They have no moving parts and are extremely accurate.…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Further enhancements to direction finding systems of this type involving the integration of radio navigation aids are common.…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Magnetic deviation is compensated for by swinging the compass and adjusting compensating magnets in the instrument housing. A…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Solutions to the shortcomings of the simple magnetic compass described above have been engineered. The vertical magnetic compass…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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A myriad of techniques and instruments exist to aid the pilot in navigation of the aircraft. An indication…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Air temperature is a valuable parameter that many performance monitoring and control variables depend on. During flight, static…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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EGT is a critical variable of turbine engine operation. The EGT indicating system provides a visual temperature indication…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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A thermocouple is a circuit or connection of two unlike metals. The metals are touching at two separate…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan

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Another way of indicating temperature when employing an electric resistance thermometer is by using a ratiometer. The Wheatstone-bridge…

July 26, 2021 · Boomi Nathan