Crossword clues for autopilot
autopilot
- Robot applying gold to upper surface over one portion
- Device that keeps ships on a steady course
- Use it to fly with no hands
- Cockpit device
- Thoughtless state
- Tesla self-driving car system
- Steering system
- Inflated "Airplane!" character named Otto
- Function in Teslas
- Cockpit option
- Avionics system
- Avation aid
- Aircraft system
- Heading maintainer
- Cockpit aid
- Unthinking state
- It maintains a proper attitude
- Just going through the motions, after "on"
- A navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
- George wants gold given to religious group
- Cunningly, I plot out a device for aircraft
- Action without self-awareness
- Some publicity so negative for a heavyweight
- Aid for flier getting good deal on gold hat
- Air traffic controller that's first leaving 20?
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
autopilot \autopilot\ n. a device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course.
Syn: automatic pilot.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. 2 A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically vb. (context intransitive of a vehicle English) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
WordNet
n. a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" [syn: automatic pilot]
a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: automatic pilot, robot pilot]
Wikipedia
An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of a vehicle without constant 'hands-on' control by a human operator being required. Autopilots do not replace a human operator, but assist them in controlling the vehicle, allowing them to focus on broader aspects of operation, such as monitoring the trajectory, weather and systems. Autopilots are used in aircraft, boats (known as self-steering gear), spacecraft, missiles, and others. Autopilots have evolved significantly over time, from early autopilots that merely held an attitude to modern autopilots capable of performing automated landings under the supervision of a pilot.
The autopilot system on airplanes is sometimes colloquially referred to as "George".
Autopilot is the fourth studio album released by Boulder, Colorado band The Samples. The album was released on September 13, 1994.
Usage examples of "autopilot".
Christianson were attempting to update the autopilot in order to find a good stretch of empty space to jettison the crew when Bill walked in alone, having drawn the short straw.
I have to share the computer with the autopilot, and typing with an upside-down hand is rather difficult.
The autopilot was nursing the Witch back out toward the periphery of the Thisworld system, seeking a lane of normal spacetime sufficiently empty of particles and gravity to furnish a good, safe springboard for a c-plus jump.
I put my ship on autopilot, she sometimes seems to have a mind of her own.
First the hills were a little bit below, then they came gently up on all sides as the Witch, on autopilot, straightened out her slow descent to come down precisely on her tail.
A moment later the precise voice of the autopilot reported that the Witch was safely down, and all onboard equipment was functioning.
When the berserker launch vehicle came shooting up out of that peculiar background, it flew past his scoutship before either he or his autopilot could react effectively, coming so close, within a few kilometers, that Pike instinctively recoiled, as from an imminent collision.
Harry briefly allowed his autopilot to try on its own to maximize the efficiency of the pursuit.
He looked down and made sure the autopilot was still engaged, then unbuckled his seat belt and slid out of the flight chair.
What he did know was that the autopilot was still functioning and the craft was still under control.
Stuart commanded, and yanked shut the power levers controlling all four engines, then disengaged the autopilot and pushed forward on the control wheel.
The Straton was still on autopilot and was beginning to descend very rapidly.
The autopilot was taking the aircraft down, as fast as it could safely go, into the thicker atmosphere at 30,000 feet where they would find enough ambient pressure to make the oxygen masks workable.
He knew he must shut off the autopilot and push the aircraft into a sudden dive.
Stuart reached his hand out toward the autopilot release button on the control wheel.