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Lawrence Burst Sperry (21 December 1892, Chicago, Illinois, United States – December 13, 1923, English Channel) was an aviation pioneer who invented the autopilot and the artificial horizon.
Lawrence Burst Sperry (Chicago, 21 de dezembro de 1892 – Canal da Mancha, 13 de dezembro de 1923) Foi um inventor estadunidense e pioneiro na aviação que ficou conhecido pela invenção do piloto automático, [1] [2] do horizonte artificial, do Inclinômetro aeronáutico, [3] do Indicator de curva [4] e de outros equipamentos ...
14 de mar. de 2021 · Over a century ago, the first successful autopilot was developed. Chicago-born aviation pioneer Lawrence Sperry was the person behind the breakthrough, helping to change the course of aviation forever. The inventor also knew how to demonstrate his creations!
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15 de nov. de 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Lawrence Sperry, the inventor of the autopilot and the gyroscopic stabilizer. Read how he demonstrated his device in a spectacular flight over the Seine River in 1914.
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In June 1914, at a historic aeronautical-safety competition in Paris, a 21-year-old American daredevil pilot-inventor named Lawrence Burst Sperry stunned the aviation world by using the...
In rocket and missile system: World War I and after. …Elmer Sperry and his son, Lawrence, in the United States. The Sperrys worked on a concept of an “aerial torpedo,” a pilotless airplane, carrying an explosive charge, that would utilize gyroscopic, automatic control to fly to a preselected target.
28 de dez. de 2021 · One of his greatest achievements in the field of military aviation was the development of the aerial torpedo. Sperry lost his life on December 13, 1923, attempting a flight from England to Holland when his plane “Messenger” went down in the English Channel.
