AN AERONAUTICAL SIGHT FOR HOMING AN AIRCRAFT FROM AN ARBITRARY COURSE TO A GIVEN POINT ALONG THE COURSE

Abstract

The aeronautical sight described is for homing an airplane from an arbitrary course to a given point along the set flight-path. It is equipped with a revolving mirror for continuous sighting of the given point on the terrain. It is coupled with a resistorized computer which controls the autopilot such that the plane swings in a circular arc which is tangent to the given flight path at the required point. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267733

Entities

People

  • L.a. Grinev

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Computers
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Geodesy

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers