Jim,


As Barry, being a chopper pilot knows too well, just saying 'torque' isn't enough...
The axis around which the torque is applied must be stated, or implied, or this word is of no value.

If a gyroscope spins around the 'X' axis, when torque is applied around the 'Y' axis, it will induce the gyro's spin axis to move toward the 'Z' axis.


This is the basis of cyclic control in any helicopter's main rotor.


And I agree the explanation in Wikipedia is rather minimalistic and vague... This is why it can be edited by the reader...
I edited a few values, but I am not enough of a physicist to edit this value.