BRITISH AVIATION.
GYROSCOPIC MACHINES. REMARKABLE CAPABILITIES. LONDON, June 4. New aeroplanes equipped with a gyroscopic apparatus, known as the "pilot's assister," aro being completed by the Air Ministry for long-distance Empire dofence experiments. Their engine is tho same as that of the machine which crashed in Tunis during the attempt on the long-distance record in December, 1929. Tho purpose of the machines is to fly to different parts of tho Empire without refuelling in foreign territory. The first trial is likely to be an attempt on the world's non-stop record from London to Capetown. Tho gyroscopic apparatus automatically controls the rudders and elevators, so that the aeroplane, once on its course, becomes a robot. The pilots allow the machine to take care of itself. The device was tried by Royal Air Force light bombers for <IOO miles in a straight line, and they only deviated a few yards.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20898, 13 June 1931, Page 9
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