Attitude Gyro
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Attitude Gyro
1. A gyro-operated flight instrument that indicates the
attitude
of an aircraft or spacecraft with respect to a reference coordinate
system throughout 360° of rotation about each axis of the
craft.
This instrument is similar to the
artificial horizon,
but has greater angular indication.
2. Broadly, any gyro-operated instrument that indicates attitude.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use