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gyropilot

[jahy-ruh-pahy-luht] / ˈdʒaɪ rəˌpaɪ lət /
NOUN
automatic pilot
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Most promising indication was the fact that an integral part of the system is the Sperry gyropilot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Greatest refinement of all is the gyropilot, which is standard on most airline transports.

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The Sperry gyropilot is named for famed Inventor Elmer Ambrose Sperry who was the first man to bridle the principles inherent in the gyroscope.

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The gyropilot is so expert that it gives passengers a smoother ride than can the pilot himself.

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Eagerly, he punched the figures for the heading onto a magnetized wire that would be fed into the gyropilot.

From Deepfreeze by Locke, Robert Donald




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