The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gyropilot Operating Bulletin / 'Elmer Carries On' - Autopilot Training Manual Pages 12-13 (Lt. Bancroft Printed Materials Collection)
A page from a Sperry 'Gyropilot Operating Bulletin,' part of the printed materials preserved in Lt. Bancroft's Korean War-era collection, illustrates step-by-step instructions for engaging and fine-tuning an aircraft's early autopilot system. Manuals like this trained naval and military aviators in the operation of emerging automatic flight control technology during the 1950s. Project: 218077