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GYRO STABILISATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

Roll stability is further aided by a stabilizing gyro 144 mounted in the fuselage [of the airship] aft of the engines ..., which gyro is primarily operative before planning action is attained on take-off and after planning speed is lost at vertical peak before descent.

CONT

Scout is about as simple a rocket as you can get. The stages are all solid fuel, more or less the same as high-class model rocket engines. The guidance system is incredibly simple: a roll-yaw stabilization gyro, a pitch stabilization gyro, and a timer.

Key term(s)
  • stabilisation gyro
  • stabilisation gyroscope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

Le satellite ISO comporte trois parties : les panneaux solaires, le module de service (système de télémétrie, les batteries, le gyroscope de stabilisation, etc.), et le module dit de charge utile, celui qui contient les instruments scientifiques.

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