Description / Abstract:
SCOPE:
This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) covers automatic pilots intended for
use on aircraft to
automatically operate the primary and trim aerodynamic controls to
maintain stable flight and/or to
provide maneuvering about any of the three axes through servo control.
Automatic control functions
essential for primary or augmented flight control are excluded.
Purpose:
To establish essential minimum safe performance standards for
automatic pilots primarily for use
with turbine powered subsonic transport aircraft, the operation of
which may subject the instrument
to the environmental conditions specified in Section 3.3.