Autopilot reducing the pilot's workload. Lawrence Sperry (the son of famous inventor Elmer Sperry) demonstrated it in 1914 at an aviation safety contest held in Paris. At the contest, Sperry demonstrated the credibility of the invention by flying the aircraft with his hands away from the controls and visible to onlookers of the contest. Elmer Sperry Jr., the son of Lawrence Sperry, and Capt Shiras continued work after the war on the same autopilot, and in 1930 they tested a more compact and reliable autopilot which kept a US Army Air Corps aircraft on a true heading and altitude for three
Kory Sperry Kory Sperry Kory Kalani Kahaunaele Sperry (born April 10, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Colorado State. He attended high school at Pueblo County High School in Pueblo, Colorado. In Week 10 of the 2009 NFL season, Sperry was activated by the Dolphins. He caught the first touchdown pass of his career against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sperry was waived by Miami on August 23, 2010. Sperry was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos on August 24. Sperry was waived by Denver Broncos on September 3, 2010. Sperry was signed by the