Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: flight indicator  flIt 'in-du,key-tu(r)
  1. A navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot
    "The pilot relied on the flight indicator when flying through thick clouds";
    - artificial horizon, gyro horizon

Derived forms: flight indicators

Type of: navigational instrument

Encyclopedia: Flight indicator