Definition of Inertial guidance system

1. Noun. A system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Inertial Guidance System

inert gas
inert gas narcosis
inert gases
inerted
inerter
inertest
inertia
inertia time
inertia welding
inertiae
inertial
inertial confinement fusion
inertial frame
inertial frame of reference
inertial guidance
inertial guidance system (current term)
inertial navigation
inertial navigation system
inertial reference frame
inertial space
inertial spaces
inertialess
inertially
inertias
inerting
inertinite
inertinites
inertinitic
inertion

Literary usage of Inertial guidance system

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"... at the Redstone Arsenal culminated in the ST-80, the stabilized platform, inertial guidance system installed in the Army's 1954 Redstone missile. ..."

2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"The MGM-13B is guided by an inertial guidance system. Designated as MGM-13. mach front—See mach stem. mach hold mode—(DOD) ..."

3. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"In principle, a good strap-on inertial guidance system could get the job done." "OK..." The captain had overlooked that point, and he was happy to be ..."

4. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"Sixteen seconds later another bolt discharged, and Conrad told Houston, "We just lost the platform [in the inertial guidance system], gang: I don't know ..."

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