| 释义 |
auto-pilot, autopilot Aeronaut.
[f. auto-1 + pilot n.]
= automatic pilot.
1935Flight 10 Jan. 42/2 No information is available concerning the degree of accuracy which the ‘Autopilot’ will give in bumpy weather. 1943Times 21 Sept. 4/5 Because its electronic mechanism is hyper-sensitive, the auto-pilot corrects immediately the slightest deviation in the course or balance of a bomber in the midst of cross-currents. 1956Spaceflight I. 24/1 Under the control of an autopilot, the whole thrust unit can be deflected up to 5 degrees from the rocket's centre-line. |