The indication of the directional gyro is valid only for a limited period of time. The causes of this inaccuracy are:
1 - rotation of the earth
2 - longitudinal accelerations
3 - aircraft's moving over the surface of the earth
4 - vertical components of the earth's magnetic field
The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is:
- Gimballing error – produced due to the shape of the gimbal system.
- Random wander – change of direction in space of the rotor’s spin axis due to manufacturing imperfections.
- Apparent wander due to Earth’s rotation – the gyro is initially aligned with a given meridian, but over time this meridian has moved due to Earth’s rotation, and the gyro is not correctly aligned anymore.
- Rotor speed variations – which will be sensed and corrected by streaming more air to the bucket vanes of the rotor.
- Transport wander – apparent wander due to the change of aircraft position.
Apparent wander due to Earth’s rotation can be calculated using the following formula:
Apparent wander (°/h) = 15 x sin (latitude) |
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