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Old 10-19-2004 | 11:20 PM
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Default RE: Small Engine - Heavy Spinner ! !
ORIGINAL: DarZeelon

George,
The force of the gyroscopic precession is also a function of the distance of the spinning mass from the center.
This is the reason gyroscope rotors (non-piezo) resemble bicycle wheels, with thin, light spokes and a massive annular weight.
Same with rotating radialengines in biplane to example Sopwith Camel, Fokker DR1..

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