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Mohammad Faris |
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Direction of motion relatively |
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Hi,
I have read no of articles on gyroscopic forces even from this site also but still one thing that is not clear to me. That is when the gyroscope is rotating counterclock wise then the force perpendicular to its rotating axes is away from the plane and in clockwise it is into the plane. But how it is conculed. According to my view its unpredictable.
Please explain me in very simple language as i am quite desprate to know it.
Best Regards
Faris |
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18 July 2006
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Victor Geere - 21/07/2006 14:51:17
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| | It is because the spin of the gyro aligned with the external force causes a path of least resistance. If the forces are not aligned it causes instability that is only seizes once the forces are aligned.
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Nitro MacMad - 21/07/2006 18:52:58
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| | Dear Victor,
Fantastic! How did you get a Jpeg. onto this forum?
Kind regards
NM
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Victor Geere - 27/07/2006 13:44:35
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| | Hi Nitro
I'm going to try and type the code here, but the browser might interpret it as an image so I'll do my best.
Firstly you have to upload the image to a place on the internet that everybody would be able to see e.g. www.flickr.com or geocities.com (both for free).
Then you have to find the url or address of the image, right clicking on the image and selecting properties usually does the trick.
then you have to paste that address into your answer in the following format:
<img src="http://theaddress.com/theimage.jpg" />
Regards
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Victor Geere - 27/07/2006 13:51:03
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| | The above code displayed correctly, type it into your answer exactly as is, except for the address which you will replace with your own and "Voila"!
Regards
Victor
PS. Sorry Faris for digressing from your question and the subsequent mails you might have received.
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