flight instruments - How are attitude indicators kept accurate ...
Jun 29, 2015 · The attitude indicator is very important for any sort of instrument flying, so it must be accurate at all times regardless of the plane's movements. I presume that the indicator …
How is a confusion possible between Western and Russian …
May 23, 2018 · A comment in closing-- it seems that the Russian style of attitude indicator would be very confusing to interpret at bank angles beyond ninety degrees, where the aircraft is …
flight controls - What is the exact meaning of "attitude", does it ...
Mar 1, 2017 · Attitude indicator, indicating 5° right roll and 10° down pitch In some applications attitude may include heading as well, and thus becomes a synonym for orientation in space …
flight instruments - What types of attitude indicators are there ...
Russian-made aircraft have attitude indicators that work exactly opposite of western ones. source with the western style, on the left, the virtual airplane figure is fixed so it's always upright to the …
gyroscopic instruments - Why does the attitude indicator gyro not ...
Sep 20, 2020 · The directional gyro needs to be realigned every so often, but the attitude indicator does not, and I have a hard time finding why.
flight instruments - What is the difference between Turn …
Jul 2, 2015 · The artificial horizon is basically a pitch/bank position indicator, while the turn coordinator is a yaw/bank rate indicator. The horizon thus shows you how your aircraft is …
Were the original gyroscopic artificial horizons "upside-down"?
Nov 8, 2021 · Attitude indicators (AIs) in Soviet Bloc aircraft operated opposite to the way western AIs worked, and cause numerous accidents in pilots converting to western designed aircraft …
Gyro Erection System - Aviation Stack Exchange
I have a hard time understanding the physics behind the pneumatic erecting system in an attitude indicator. According to my book and the linked image, the applied force is “precessed 90 …
How much lag does an Attitude Indicator experience?
The modern attitude indicator in a glass cockpit gets the attitude information from the Attitude and heading reference system (AHRS). There is of course some lag associated with digital data …
aerodynamics - What should the Attitude Indicator be reading …
Jun 23, 2021 · This plane is being used for training at my local flight club. Since the new system has been installed the lead flight instructor has complained that the attitude indicator is reading …