Illustrated description of DR compass which incorporates gyroscope, which spins at very high speed and is used as fixed datum by which changes of course by aircraft are measured; complete installation comprises gyro-magnetic master compass unit, various repeater compasses and variation setting corrector. (see also - n 4651 Mar 2 1945 p 177-9; Engineering v 159 n 4141 May 25 1945 p 406-8; Aeroplane v 68 n 1761 Feb 23 1945 p 233-6; Flight v 47 n 1888 Mar 1 1945 p 224-5)
Distant-Reading gyro-magnetic compass
Engineer
Engineer ; 179 , n 4652
1945
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Distant-Reading gyro-magnetic compass
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