Wright, 1912, Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes
A short piece by Orville Wright presented with Sellers, 1912, Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes and Ovington, 1912, Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes.
If motors could be entirely non-gyroscopic, it would be an advantage. Gyroscopic effect of the heavy rotating motors is no doubt quite troublesome, as it effects the balance of a flying machine. Every time the course of the machine is changed either upward or downward, the gyroscopic effect of the motor causes one wing to be raised and the other wing to be depressed and every time the machine is struck by a wind gust which lifts one wing, the gyroscopic effect of a motor causes the machine to either turn upward or downward, according to the direction of the rotation of the motor. However, the gyroscopic effect of the fly-wheel on our motor is so slight that only an expert can ever notice it at all. No accident that has ever occurred on our machines has been due to this cause.
| Original title | Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes |
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| Simple title | Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes |
| Authors | Orville Wright |
| Date | 1912 |
| Countries | US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | gyroscope, airplane, stability, safety, navigation, engine |
| Journal | Aeronautics |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
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Sources
- Brockett (1921), page 1462, entry 3: Wright, Orville. Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes. Aeronautics, Vol. 11, No. 5 (Nov. 1912), New York, pp. 127-129. (B2p1462e03)
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