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autopilot

Summary

autopilot has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • autopilot is a type of aircraft flight control system[2].
  • autopilot is a type of aircraft component[3].
  • autopilot is a type of automatic control[4].
  • autopilot's Commons category is recorded as Autopilots[5].
  • autopilot's different from is recorded as Tesla Autopilot[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include aircraft flight control system[2], aircraft component[3], and automatic control[4].

Why It Matters

autopilot has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] autopilot is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). autopilot. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/autopilot
MLA “autopilot.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/autopilot.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_autopilot_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{autopilot}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/autopilot}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Tesla Autopilot
    Subclass of → aircraft flight control system, aircraft component, automatic control
    Aliases → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → ['4137737', '1850308']
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295721705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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