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STABILIZING GYROSCOPE [1 record]

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.

Spanish

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