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Compass Questions ?
Dallas wrote in
- september.org: Bob wrote: Regarding the compass heading that shows in the glass displays: The heading information from the PFD comes from a directional gyro. The directional gyro's drift is constantly corrected (slaved) by a magnetic compass located in the tailcone on the airplane. The output of this compass is electrically "enhanced" and amplified through a "flux gate". Bottom line: A very accurate, stable, compass reading that never needs adjustment. And to expand on that a bit... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitu...ference_system Brian -- http://www.earthwaves.org/forum/index.php - Earth Sciences discussion http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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