[ELI5] How did the auto-pilot in Charles Lingburgh and Amelia Earhart’s transcontinental planes work so they could sleep or use the bathroom?
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Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St Louis had no autopilot. In fact, it was designed with intentional instability, to aid in keeping the pilot awake.
Earhart used a Sperry autopilot, which could maintain heading and pressure altitude.
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