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Old 19th Oct 2002, 13:27
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Tinstaafl
 
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The limited panel light a/c vs. transport a/c situation isn't quite comparable.

Light a/c tend to use a single A.I. and a turn co-ordinator. For redundancy the TC is usually powered independently from the A.I.
Large a/c don't tend to have a T.C. Instead they are equipped with additional A.I.s. & redundant power/data sources.

In the light a/c case the standby system is the T.C. gyro, balance ball & compass to replace the roll information usually provided by the single A.I. Standby pitch information is substituted by interpreting power, IAS & climb/altitude information.

For the large a/c, failure of the primary A.I means reverting to the standby system ie another A.I.

There isn't the same type of 'limited panel' that light a/c have.

Note that a light a/c doesn't have to be fitted with a T.C. It may be fitted with additional A.I.s instead.
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