Amazing Lawrence Sperry: 1st Autopilot, AH, TC, Drone & More!

[FrankPilot]

Lawrence Sperry (1892 - 1923), son of the famous inventor of the gyroscope, was an accomplished pilot who amazingly invented the 1st autopilot, artificial horizon, turn coordinator, safe parachute, sports aircraft, amphibious aircraft, drone, & lots more. He tragically died in an aircraft crash at age 31. Come learn more about him. Hope you like. Cheers.

 

 

 

[facthunter]

The NAME Sperry appears on a lot of early Nav equipment. Gyros have a Property called "Rigitidity in  Space" but they Do Precess and have to be slaved to a steadying reference or reset manually.   A rate turn Indicator Must Have a gyro.  Electronic ones  measure how much an electron beam is deflected. Early stuff was Vacuum powered from an external Venturi later superseded by and EDVP. (Engine driven).  Nev