An automatic cruise control computer for long range aircraft

Abstract

This paper presents a qualitative discussion of present manual cruise control techniques and a proposed automatic cruise control system for long range military aircraft. A mechanization of the cruise control computer and its operation are described, and a comparison of the automatic system operation with current manual techniques is presented. Although the application of the cruise control computer to long range military aircraft in particular is discussed, the principles in general would apply to long range commercial aircraft as well.