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vertical card compass
A magnetic compass that consists of an azimuth on a vertical card, resembling a heading indicator with a fixed miniature airplane to accurately present the heading of the aircraft. The design uses eddy current damping to minimize lead and lag during turns.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Aviation
- Category: Airplane flying
- Company: FAA
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- Sixties
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(Los Altos, United States)