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Gyro monorail — The gyro monorail, gyroscopic monorail, gyro stabilized monorail, or gyrocar all denote a single rail land vehicle, road or rail, which uses the gyroscopic action of a spinning wheel, which is forced to precess, to overcome the inherent inverted… … Wikipedia
gyro- — gyr(o) ou gir(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. guros « cercle ». gyr(o) , gir(o) , gyre éléments, du gr. guros, cercle . ⇒GYR(O) , GIR(O) , (GYR , GYRO , GIR … Encyclopédie Universelle
gyro drift — The movement of a gyro axis in the horizontal plane caused by real or apparent drift. Also called gyro wander or precession. See gyro wander … Aviation dictionary
rate gyro — A gyro having one plane of freedom at right angles to the plane of rotation and constructed so that a calibrated spring opposes the precessive forces to indicate the rate of rotation about the plane at right angles to both the plane of rotation… … Aviation dictionary
attitude gyro — noun : an instrument that indicates continuously the attitude of an airplane in flight in relation to a horizontal plane … Useful english dictionary
Bill Finger — Infobox Comics creator imagesize = 150px caption = Bill Finger, portrait by Jerry Robinson. birthname = William Finger birthdate = birth date|1914|2|8|mf=y location = deathdate = death date and age|1974|01|18|1914|02|08 deathplace = Manhattan… … Wikipedia
List of DuckTales characters — This article includes a partial list of characters from the animated series DuckTales. Many of them previously appeared in the Uncle Scrooge comic book series and other media pertaining to the Disney Duck universe. McDuck household Scrooge, Huey … Wikipedia
Vibrating structure gyroscope — A vibrating structure gyroscope is a type of gyroscope that functions much like the halteres of an insect. The underlying physical principle is that a vibrating object tends to continue vibrating in the same plane as its support rotates. In the… … Wikipedia
Gyroscope — A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum [ [http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/Gyroscope/ Gyroscope] by Sándor Kabai, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project.] [… … Wikipedia
Aircraft compass turns — In aviation, aircraft compass turns are turns made in an aircraft using only a magnetic compass for guidance.DescriptionA magnetic compass aboard an aircraft displays the current magnetic heading of the aircraft, i.e., the aircraft s direction of … Wikipedia
