Earth “rotates” around parked plane by use of electronics
Volume :
78
Issue :
3
fYear :
1959
fDate :
3/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
275
Lastpage :
275
Abstract :
A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD of calibrating airborne compass systems by “rotating the world” around a parked aircraft — or guided missile — was announced recently by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Sperry Gyroscope Company, Great Neck, N.Y.
Keywords :
Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Companies; Compass; Earth; Magnetic fields; Military aircraft;