Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › II. Airframe › Task H. Aircraft Instrument Systems

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Position indication sensors and instruments.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe p. 10-3
Chapter 10: Aircraft Systems › Classifying Instruments › Navigation Instruments
Along with the airspeed indicator and wind information, these can be used to calculate navigational progress. Radios and instruments sending locating information via radio waves have replaced these manual efforts in modern aircraft. Global position systems (GPS) use satellites ... triangulation. This technology is built into some aircraft instrument packages for navigational purposes. Many of these aircraft navigational systems are discussed in chapter 11 of this handbook. [Figure 10-8] Instruments can also be classified according to the principle upon…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 5-25
Chapter 5: Flight Instruments › Analog Pictorial Displays › Autopilot Systems
Autopilot Systems An autopilot is a mechanical means to control an aircraft…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe p. 10-27
Chapter 10: Aircraft Systems › Synchro-Type Remote-Indicating Instruments › Remote Indicating Fuel & Oil Pressure Gauges
positioning its pointer. Figure 10-51. Remote pressure sensing indicators change linear motion to rotary motion in the sensing mechanism part of the synchro transmitter. Aircraft with digital instrumentation make use of pressure-sensitive solid-state sensors that output digital…