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Answer for the clue "Pilot's stabilizing device ", 8 letters:
gyrostat

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A gyroscope fixed within a rigid case

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gyrostat \Gy"ro*stat\ (j[imac]"r[-o]*st[a^]t), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + "ista`nai to cause to stand.] (Physics) A modification of the gyroscope, consisting essentially of a fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is attached a thin flange of metal ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1879, from gyro- + -stat .