"automatic pilot" prevod sa engleskog na srpski

Množina: automatic pilots

Control device that keeps an airplane flying automatically on a given course at a given height and speed. Devised by us business executive Lawrence Sperry 1912, the automatic pilot contains a set of gyroscopes that provide references for the plane's course. Sensors detect when the plane deviates from this course and send signals to the control surfaces—the ailerons, elevators, and rudder—to take the appropriate action. Autopilot is also used in missiles. Most airliners cruise on automatic pilot, also called autopilot and gyropilot, for much of the time.