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EagleRJ said:I've seen even DC-3s that have original autopilots. I believe they were strictly wing-levelers, although they could also track a radio course. They were hydraulic instead of electric, and keeping them working was almost an exercise in futility!
sstearns2 said:The very early bonanza's (50s) had autopilots with vaccum operated servos. They were cloth bellows with wooden ends.
Scott
cforst513 said:I was watching a video posted in another forum about a 707 and the golden age of flight and i got to thinking: did those old 707s have autopilots? if so, was it just altitude and heading, or did they have autothrottles too?
sstearns2 said:The very early bonanza's (50s) had autopilots with vaccum operated servos. They were cloth bellows with wooden ends.
Scott