Gyroscopic Controls

 

 

GYROSCOPIC CONTROLS 

 

Fuselage section from a Sperry  "Messenger" airplane converted into an experimental  "guided missile" in 1922. Gyroscopic equipment was installed in the airplane to control its attitude and direction of flight. Later refinements of gyro controls led to the development of airplane  autopilots. 

 
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