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The C182 G1000 has a fully integrated flight director and autopilot with lateral and vertical navigation modes. It has all the functions that you would find in a modern jet airliner, like:
* Lateral navigation: Heading, VOR/LOC/BC navigation or flight plan RNAV lateral navigation
* Vertical navigation: Maintain altitude, level change maintaining IAS, vertical speed, ILS glidepath or following of the vertical path in the RNAV flight plan.
There is even a go around (GA) button to change the FD mode. Only the autothrottle is missing.
Nothing to do with the crappy autopilot system found in the 172 G1000, which is not integrated in the Garmin system.
PS: Actually this display is the MFD with all the PFD info in the emergency reversionary mode, but they are indistinguishable with this function activated.
Yesterday:
I suddenly had the desire to sketch the unattractive back lane view I have from where I park my car when I visit the gym. I think this had to do with the fact that my car was not in the boiling sun(like it normally is) so it was quite pleasant to sit in my car with the window down.
I knew I had put my sketchbook and brushes in my bag…and my paints? No, it seems that I omitted my paint tin. BUT I did have some watercolour pencils (WCPs)- not the full set I normally carry... but enough! I really wanted to move pigment and water around the page so I was determined to see what WCPs could do to satisfy my urge! I do like WCPs and I especially like using them in association with watercolour paint. On their own, I have often been a little disappointed mainly due to their opacity and the fact that they keep lifting and a lot of the intensity of the pigment is lost if you put too much water on the page.
You can see on the left side of this sketch my experiments with fully loading the page with WCP and then trying to move that pigment around. I am not really happy with the result (a bit murky, and flat) However, I find what I was doing in the middle and right of the sketch more interesting…. It was a lot of fun and as always when I try something new, my brain is ticking with ideas for stuff to try next time!!!
I completely missed my turn on the way home (what is wrong with me… my auto pilot went on a break!?) so I ended up at an intersection that you have to wait for a long time… and well…. I sneaked a sketch! I have also decided to make myself an emergency paint kit (some old half used pans and a little container that I used to have in the office) so as least I always have some paint in the car now!
PictionID:55780273 - Catalog:GD/Astronautics Details: Autopilot and Checkout Console; Auto Controls Lab Date: 09/18/1959 - Title:Array - Filename:14_038049.tif - ---- Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Cessna 172SP Instrument Panel and Electric Trim switches on the yoke. The Red Button is simply the autopilot disconnect :)
Oakland, California.
June, 2010.
PictionID:54639243 - Catalog:14_034987 - Title:GD/Astronautics Testing Details: Advance Autopilot Servo Amplifier Test Set Up; Building 4 Date: 11/28/1967 - Filename:14_034987.tif - ---- Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
1944 Fieseler V-1 Buzz Bomb on static display at Fantasy of Flight located in Polk City in Polk County Florida U.S.A.
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Carlos Cesnik, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, and his team took the X-HALE aircraft out to test new autopilot features at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Michigan on December 2, 2017.
Photo: Levi Hutmacher/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing
Of the thousands of American aircraft shot down during the Vietnam War, well over half were lost to antiaircraft fire—most in the close air support role for troops in contact on the ground. In the latter half of the war, when the North Vietnamese Army switched to a more conventional style of attack, especially in the use of tanks, both the US Air Force and the US Army found that they lacked a decent antitank aircraft. This deeply concerned both services: if a conventional war should erupt in Central Europe with the Warsaw Pact, Soviet forces would employ mass tank attacks. With these factors in mind, the USAF commissioned the A-X study in 1967, issuing a requirement for a dedicated ground attack fighter with special emphasis on antitank weaponry and survivability.
By 1972, the USAF had narrowed down its prospects to the Northrop A-9 and Fairchild-Republic A-10, both of which had first flown in May 1972. Based on its maneuverability, durability, and Republic’s reputation for building hardy aircraft (including the P-47 Thunderbolt and F-105 Thunderchief), the A-10 was chosen as the A-X in 1973 and went into full production as the A-10A Thunderbolt II in 1976.
When it entered service a year later, it immediately turned heads. Unlike the sleek “teen fighters” such as the F-15 and F-16 entering USAF service at the same time, the A-10 seemed almost dumpy in comparison, and its slow speed and hideous appearance quickly earned it the moniker of “Warthog,” a name that stuck far more than Thunderbolt II. However, the straight wing and airliner engines hid a superb combat aircraft. The A-10 was built literally around a titanic GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling cannon, the largest such weapon ever built in the West, capable of firing 4000 rounds a minute—with each soda-bottle sized round made of hyperdense depleted uranium capable of slicing through tank armor. If that was not enough, the A-10 was provided with a dozen underwing hardpoints capable of carrying every bomb in the USAF’s inventory, along with TV-guided AGM-65 Maverick missiles, also designed for killing tanks. Laser guided bombs could also be carried thanks to a Pave Penny designator attached to the right side of the fuselage.
Survivalbility was paramount in the A-10’s design. The cockpit was surrounded by a titanium “bathtub” impervious to cannon rounds below 30 millimeter size. The high-bypass turbofan engines were mounted high on the rear fuselage, apart from each other to better resist damage, while their placement behind the wing and forward of the twin tails both masked them from ground fire and reduced their infrared footprint. The fuel tanks are protected by foam and two small tanks are designed to keep a small reserve in the unlikely event all four interior fuel tanks were penetrated. Redundancy and simplicity are meant to keep the aircraft aloft even after heavy damage, while the semi-recessed wheels reduce the damage caused by a belly landing. The A-10 was also designed to operate from austere forward bases and be capable of quick turnarounds in combat. Finally, though the straight wing seemed a throwback to World War II, it had been proven by the A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam that a straight wing, combined with comparatively slow speed, made an aircraft very maneuverable. Pilots reported the A-10 to be easy to fly, though difficult on long missions because of the lack of an autopilot.
A-10s were quickly deployed to Central Europe in 1979. In the bad weather common to Europe, it was found that if the A-10 had a weakness, it was its lack of all-weather capability, and given that the aircraft was meant to operate from very low level, this could be a real problem in wartime. There were also concerns that, even with the A-10’s durability, it was still too vulnerable to ground fire and surface-to-air missiles. With the fall of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact in 1989, the USAF saw no purpose for the A-10 and prepared to retire them from service in favor of more F-16s.
The First Gulf War saved the Warthog. Employed in the desert, where weather was less of a problem, the A-10 proved to be devastating to Iraqi tank crews, breaking up attacks on Coalition forces at Khafji and Mutla Ridge, and inflicting catastrophic damage on the so-called “Highway of Death” north of Kuwait City. Four A-10s were lost during the conflict, none to ground fire. So valuable was the A-10’s long loiter time and massive firepower that US Army commanders informed the USAF that, if the latter service got rid of the A-10, the Army would buy the. The A-10 would see extensive service in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq (again). Each time, Warthog units posted mission capable rates exceeding 85 percent. The type’s durability was also proven, with one aircraft coming back during the First Gulf War missing most of its left wing and one engine, and another in the Second Gulf War after complete loss of hydraulics.
Realizing that the only replacement for the A-10 would be another A-10, the USAF in 2008 began upgrading the A-10As in service to A-10Cs, with new wings, autopilot, GPS, “glass” multifunction cockpit, and true all-weather capability in the form of LANTIRN navigation pods. A number of A-10s are used in the forward air control role, with additional radios, as OA-10As, but functionally do not differ from regular A-10s. The type's future remains cloudy, as the USAF would like to retire it (again) to free up money for the F-35 Lightning II, while the Army and Congress wish to keep it in service.
Here the pilot climbs into his A-10, getting ready for the Wings Over the Falls airshow in 2012. This view shows off the A-10's primary armament, the GAU-8 30mm gatling cannon. This A-10 belongs to the 23rd Fighter Group stationed at Moody AFB; as the 23rd is the heir to the famous Flying Tigers, it of course carries a sharkmouth on the nose, which no A-10 is complete without in any case.
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Tesla Model S Autopilot Coming Soon, Elon Musk Claims
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New Mexico Museum of Space History
Automatic pilots like this one guided the JB-2 to its target. The heading, altitude, and length of flight were pre-set into the autopilot before launching. Gyroscopes, servo-motors, an air-log counter, a compass and an altitude control instrument assisted the autopilot during flight. The servo-motors, geared to the autopilot, adjusted the missile's control surfaces (elevators and rudder) to maintain target heading. The automatic pilot and servo-motors operated on compressed air carried in tanks aboard the missile. The JB-2 was a U.S. version of the German V-1 "Buzz Bomb."
Price AU $159,000
Details Arguably one of, if not the best Salar 40, this vessel has recently undergone a major refit and presents in excellent condition inside and out. Recently back from a Whitsunday Cruise, she is truly a blue water ready cruising vessel that can handle the toughest conditions. Her wheelhouse with opening windows and sunroof provide great protection from sun or rain whilst her spacious lounge and 2 cabin, 2 head layout mean spending time aboard is easy and comfortable with plenty of space and stowage.
Region Queensland
Location Brisbane QLD
Usage Family, Leisure, Cruising
Reference MS1375
Year 1976
Rego Number IL292Q
Rego Expiry 1976
Designer Laurent Giles
Builder Levy Bros (VICTORIA) full fit out by Salthouse NZ.
Length 39' 0" - 11.89m
Beam 3.43m
Draft 1.6m
Displacement 12.36t
Keel / Ballast Full keel with forefoot cutaway with 3630kg of encapsulated lead.
Hull Material Fibreglass/GRP solid fiberglass
Deck Material Laid beach over fiberglass
Engine MD31A 85hp 4 cylinder diesel (installed NEW in 1992) 3 blade fixed prop
Engine Make Volvo Penta
Fuel Type Diesel
Fuel Consumption 3 litres per hour
Max Speed 8 knots
Cruise Speed 7 knots
Genset 2 x alternators
Fuel 800 litres
Water Approx 800 litres
Galley Marine Princess 2 burner stove w/grill
Refrigeration 1 x chest freezer / drinks fridge in the wheel house (under STBD seat), 1 x front opening large fridge by companionway in galley.
Hot Water System Yes
Accommodation Beautifully finished in teak with fantastic carpentry throughout. All port lights and hatches (NEW 2016) open giving great ventilation and light.
Cabins Starting FWD the focsile cabin has 2 x large single bunks with a large cupboard, chest of drawers and hanging locker. A large hatch above and 2 opening portlights.
Moving aft you'll find the head/shower room which is very generous in proportions. Here is an electric toilet which runs through to a NEW saniloo system. S/S sink with hot & cold water and a large vanity cupboard behind the mirror.
The main saloon has a large leather U shaped dinette to port that can convert to make a large single or double. Opposite the linear galley is sensibly fitted with S/S work surfaces, lots of stowage and work top space. A recessed S/S sink with hot & cold water, also a dual carbon filtered drinking water system. At the aft end are 2 x QTR berths.
Moving through the wheelhouse to the aft cabin - here you'll find a single berth to STBD and a double to PORT, there is a large chest of drawers with a fold out bureau / navstation & 2nd head.
Berths 9
Shower Hot & cold
Toilet Electric with Saniloo system (2017)
Entertainment TV DVD system with electric antenna and FUSION stereo with speakers in saloon and wheelhouse (all new 2017)
Covers Tropical covers front and aft (beige). Full boat covers (white) for all hatches, wheel house windows, windscreen etc.
Ground Tackle 1 x Excel anchor to 60m of chain then rode. Maxwell 2200 electric anchor windlass with foot controls. Deck wash on bow.
Safety Gear VESPER AIS transponder (send and receive) with wifi, 2 x liferings.
Bilge Pumps 2 x manual and 1 x auto
Life Raft Yes 4 man (not in current certification)
Epirb 406 EPIRB
Life Jackets Six
Flares Yes
Fire Protection Three
Electrics 4 x 200ah 12v batteries, 2 x NEW (alternators).
Electronics Electronic suite by Raymarine incl wind, clause haul wind, depth, speed and VHF. WAGNER HF radio. TMQ AP4 autopilot.
Sail Inventory Mainsail (2017) in cruise laminate, Genoa (2017) cruise laminate. 2 x spinnakers both in good condition
Mast / Rigging Alloy mast, boom, spinnaker pole and jockey pole. Mast has steps all the way to top. S/S rigging replaced 2007, removed and inspected in 2016.
Deck Gear S/S swim ladder, large teak rear seat on pushpit, solid S/S dorade vents, all exterior portlights re chromed 2016, all hatches replaced in 2016.2 x clear-view window wipers in wheelhouse.
Remarks A remarkable vessel that is both a good sailing and motoring boat with added benefit of the enclosed wheelhouse. A delight to spend time aboard and the best Salar 40 we have seen.
January 2018