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    A variable speed pitch control (or vari-speed) is a control on an audio device such as a turntable, tape recorder, or CD player that allows the operator...
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    move in a desired way. To tilt forward and back (pitch) or sideways (roll) requires that the controls alter the angle of attack of the main rotor blades...
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  • contrast, pitch control allows the blades to be feathered, so that wind speed does not affect the stress on the control mechanism. Pitch control can be implemented...
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  • effects unit and intended for live performance. Pitch control is a simpler process which affects pitch and speed simultaneously by slowing down or speeding...
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    technologies improved, motor speed and pitch control could be achieved electronically by servo drive system circuits. A pitch shifter is a sound effects unit...
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    produced by a reaction control system consisting of small rocket thrusters used to apply asymmetrical thrust on the vehicle. Yaw Pitch Roll Vertical axis...
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    variable-pitch propeller is a type of propeller (airscrew) with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change the blade pitch. A controllable-pitch...
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    Alaska Airlines Flight 261 (category Aviation accidents and incidents caused by loss of control)
    failure of a critical flight control system during flight. The probable cause was stated to be "a loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the in-flight...
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    RC helicopters exist, of which some (such as those with collective pitch control) are more maneuverable than others. The more maneuverable designs are...
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    control surfaces in the front, pivoting on a universal joint on the fuselage's extreme nose. This was intended to provide both yaw and pitch control....
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  • village of the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia Falset (music), pitch-control of a harmonic of a brass instrument Falsetto This disambiguation page...
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    horizontal surface besides its main wing. The aerodynamic control and stabilisation functions in both pitch and roll are incorporated into the main wing. A tailless...
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    Beatmatching (redirect from Pitch cue)
    Beatmatching or pitch cue is a DJ technique of pitch shifting or time stretching an upcoming track to match its tempo to that of the currently playing...
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    (the latter two also colloquially known as a control or joystick), governs the aircraft's roll and pitch by moving the ailerons (or activating wing warping...
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    adopted by radio and disco club disc jockeys. The track cueing and pitch control functions were specifically utilized by DJs mixing two or more records...
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    Elevator (aeronautics) (category Attitude control)
    Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the...
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    revolution. A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) can be efficient for the full range of rotational speeds and load conditions, since its pitch will be varied...
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    included catastrophic failures of propellers, failures of propeller pitch control leading to overspeed incidents, issues related to the poor thermal design...
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  • Pitch Perfect is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick...
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    Elevon (category Aircraft controls)
    are aircraft control surfaces that combine the functions of the elevator (used for pitch control) and the aileron (used for roll control), hence the name...
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    mechanically controlled. In normal flight, the computers act to prevent excessive forces in pitch and roll. The aircraft is controlled by three primary control computers...
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    Theremin (category Continuous pitch instruments)
    frequency (pitch), and the distance from the other controls amplitude (volume). Higher notes are played by moving the hand closer to the pitch antenna....
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    carburetor heat control is a simple plunger-type control mounted on the center console near the collective pitch control lever. Pulling the control up slides...
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    allows for the recovery to level flight. The maneuver demands accurate pitch control, alpha stability and engine-versus-inlet compatibility for the aircraft...
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    In electronic music, a pitch wheel, pitch bend or bender is a control on a synthesizer to vary the pitch in a continuously variable manner (portamento)...
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    CV/gate (redirect from Control Voltage/Gate)
    with external sequencers. The control voltage typically controls pitch and the gate signal controls note on-off. This method was widely used in the epoch...
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    ritual purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's embouchure. The shofar...
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    The bearing allows the required oscillation to control the loads and power of the wind turbine. The pitch system brings the blade to the desired position...
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    during the aircraft's rotation, a control rod to the right elevator control tab detached, causing a loss of pitch control. The NTSB further found that an...
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    leading to the pilots not having sufficient pitch control. Although normally a postadjustment control test would be conducted to ensure that the maintenance...
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