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Autopilot (Wikipedia)
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The Wikipedia article on the autopilot, consulted for the 1912 date of Sperry Corporation's first gyroscopic aircraft autopilot and for the description of how it reduced pilot workload, cited as its significance. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors' own text.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot
Source TypeReference Work
Reliability Tier2
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Autopilot (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Inventions, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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