• DocumentCode
    1459777
  • Title

    Automatic cruise-control computer for long-range aircraft

  • Author

    Shull, J. R.

  • Author_Institution
    J. B. Rea Company, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Volume
    72
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1953
  • fDate
    4/1/1953 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    309
  • Lastpage
    312
  • Abstract
    With the range requirements for long-distance flights increasing it is imperative that the operating efficiency of the aircraft be maintained at the highest level. To attain this peak performance an automatic cruise-control computer has been proposed which is here compared with current manual techniques.
  • Keywords
    Airplanes; Coils; Computers; Fuels; Military aircraft; Relays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1953.6438601
  • Filename
    6438601