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Navigation ATPL Gyroscopes

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  1. A rate gyro is used in which instrument ?
    Turn coordinator
  2. Earth gyro is used in which instrument?
    The attitude indicator.
  3. Tied gyro is used in which instrument?
    Directional gyro
  4. Deviation of a gyro is called?
    Wander
  5. Movement or wonder of a gyro in the horizontal plane is called?
    Drift
  6. Movement or wander in the vertical plane is called ?
    Topple.
  7. Horizontal gyro at the poles will experience?
    no topple and max drift.
  8. Horizontal gyro at the equator will experience?
    no drift and no topple if the axis is aligned north south, but max topple if the axis is east west.
  9. A vertical axis gyro at the poles will experience?
    no topple and no drift.
  10. A vertical axis gyro at the equator will experience ?
    no drift maximum topple.
  11. Apparent wander of a gyro is known as?
    Earth rate or transport rate.
  12. Real precession is due to ?
    bearing drag etc
  13. Ring laser gyro has no moving parts instead it has a ?
    Rate sensor.
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Navigation ATPL Gyroscopes
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Navigation ATPL Gyroscopes
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