OREANDA-NEWS. September 23, 2014. The creation of autopilot ushered in an important epoch in history by making flying much safer and expanding the capabilities of military aviation. Today, all modern aircraft have built-in autopilot. One of the largest domestic producers of autopilots and automatic control systems is KRET.

The main idea behind automatic piloting systems is that the autopilot will strictly maintain the correct orientation of a moving aircraft. Thanks to this the plane or helicopter will not break from its assigned heading and will stay in the air.

Autopilot is able to fly a plane on the instructions of the pilot. The system can replace the pilot during takeoff, climbing, when turning and flying directly straight along a true course. It can perform bank turns and descend at a predetermined angle.

When an airplane rolls, autopilot can control the airplane better than even an experienced pilot. It can make flight smoother and soften out the bumps and rolls of the aircraft. There are also such autopilot systems that can automatically bring the plane out of any position and return it to a horizontal one if the pilot if forced for some reason to leave the controls. Finally, it is possible to install a special radio unit alongside the autopilot system on board the plane and thus to control the plane from the ground.

The desire to automate the plane's flight arose at the same time as the invention of the airplane itself.