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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Jan 2005, 19:47

Replies: 9

When was the autopilot invented?

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Posted By Mark_Hazeldine

so does that mean that autopilots were around...

so does that mean that autopilots were around even before the jet age? Or was it one of those things like Da Vinci's helicopter, that just lay dormant for years and then got resurrected later?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Jan 2005, 18:29

Replies: 9

When was the autopilot invented?

Views: 3,946

Posted By Mark_Hazeldine

When was the autopilot invented?

Hi,

does anyone know when the first autopilot became available on a plane? What plane was it on?

Also, am i right in thinking that the first plane to feature a CRT display in the cockpit was...

Forum: Tech Log

16th Nov 2004, 10:07

Replies: 7

Commercial HUD question

Views: 4,069

Posted By Mark_Hazeldine

I guess it has something to do with the fact that...

I guess it has something to do with the fact that the horizon is physically a very long distance away compare to the HUD and a slight displacement doesn't change much. But surely the HUD itself...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2004, 17:38

Replies: 7

Commercial HUD question

Views: 4,069

Posted By Mark_Hazeldine

Not sure i really understand why this doesn't...

Not sure i really understand why this doesn't happen in real planes. Here are two images from MS flightsim that illustrate the phenomenon i'm talking about. The first one shows acentrally mounted HUD...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2004, 13:09

Replies: 7

Commercial HUD question

Views: 4,069

Posted By Mark_Hazeldine

Commercial HUD question

Hi, can some of you airline pilots who use HUDs un-confuse me please!

In military jets, the pilot is seated centrally and the HUD behaves quite like a normal PFD, yes?

Well i was thinking, in...

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