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Gyroscopic autopilot
Recorded year1912
Elmer and Lawrence Sperry's gyro-stabilised autopilot holds a plane level and on course by itself, shown off in Paris in 1914.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.