In aviation, a variometer – also known as a rate of climb and descent indicator (RCDI), rate-of-climb indicator, vertical speed indicator (VSI), or vertical...
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Rate of climb (section Variometer)
is usually mentioned in emergency operating procedures. In aviation, a variometer – also known as a rate of climb and descent indicator (RCDI), rate-of-climb...
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Hang gliding (section Variometer)
Colver Variometer made a very big difference as pilots were then able to HEAR when they were rising or at least descending slower. The variometer emitted...
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Transformer types (section Variometer and variocoupler)
or zero. The advantage of the variometer is that inductance can be adjusted continuously, over a wide range. Variometers were widely used in 1920s radio...
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Airlines Flight 389, an accident attributed to misreading of an altimeter Variometer, a gauge measuring the rate of change of altitude Wragg, David W. (1973)...
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advantage of making a rotatable speed-to-fly ring for your total energy variometer is that cross-country speeds in gliding can be optimized when we factor...
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the sink area as soon as possible. (Refer to the variometer article for more information). Variometers are sometimes fitted with mechanical or electronic...
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Most pilots use variometers, radios, and, increasingly, GNSS units when they are flying. Variometer The main purpose of a variometer is in helping a pilot...
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flap operation speeds.: 3-7 to 3-8 The VSI (also sometimes called a variometer, or rate of climb indicator) senses changing air pressure, and displays...
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HTC Wizard smartphone Vario (Pokémon), a Pokémon Colosseum character Variometer, an aircraft flight instrument sometimes shortened to "vario" Mercedes-Benz...
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of lift in the thermal. A variometer can be used to measure the rate of ascent of an aircraft. However, a simple variometer does not actually measure...
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986 ft), according to her global positioning system (GPS) data. The GPS variometer also tracked vertical speeds of up to 21 m/s (77 kilometres per hour (48 mph))...
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Pitot–static system Radar altimeter TCAS Transponder Turn and slip indicator Variometer Yaw string Propulsion controls, devices and fuel systems Autothrottle...
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coupling Utility transformer cutaway shows inductively coupled coils Variometer from radio allows inductive coupling to be varied Ignition coil of truck...
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The station transmits on 60 kHz. Litz wire is used for the helix and variometer in both helix houses. It consists of 9 × 5 × 5 × 27 (totaling 6,075) strands...
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Pitot–static system Radar altimeter TCAS Transponder Turn and slip indicator Variometer Yaw string Propulsion controls, devices and fuel systems Autothrottle...
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to make it resonant, or to a cable to prevent distortion of signals. Variometer - an adjustable inductor consisting of two coils in series, an outer stationary...
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include an altimeter, a rate-of-climb (vertical-speed) indicator known as a variometer, envelope (air) temperature, and ambient (air) temperature. A GPS receiver...
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Pitot–static system Radar altimeter TCAS Transponder Turn and slip indicator Variometer Yaw string Propulsion controls, devices and fuel systems Autothrottle...
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power losses. A type of continuously variable air core inductor is the variometer. This consists of two coils with the same number of turns connected in...
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during the American Civil War Vertical velocity indicator, also known as variometer Viad Corp. (NYSE code: VVI), a marketing company Vinnie Vincent Invasion...
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Pitot–static system Radar altimeter TCAS Transponder Turn and slip indicator Variometer Yaw string Propulsion controls, devices and fuel systems Autothrottle...
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The Mach number is displayed on a machmeter as a decimal fraction. The variometer, also known as the vertical speed indicator (VSI) or the vertical velocity...
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Pitot–static system Radar altimeter TCAS Transponder Turn and slip indicator Variometer Yaw string Propulsion controls, devices and fuel systems Autothrottle...
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Blaupunkt in 1952. In 1953, Becker introduced the AM/FM Becker Mexico with a Variometer tuner, basically a station-search or scan function. In April 1955, the...
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Magnetic compass MHD sensor Ring laser gyroscope Sextant Turn coordinator Variometer Vibrating structure gyroscope Yaw-rate sensor Accelerometer Auxanometer...
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