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sixpack · August 9th, 2003, 17:22

Does anybody know how the electricity turns the gyro?
If there's a motor on the spindle, the wires would tug on it and cause precession.
Does the electric motor drive a blower, which blows on the spindle? Or is the motor mounted on the gyro?

August 9th, 2003, 17:22	#13
sixpack Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 277	Re: IFR No Gyro/HSI question Does anybody know how the electricity turns the gyro? If there's a motor on the spindle, the wires would tug on it and cause precession. Does the electric motor drive a blower, which blows on the spindle? Or is the motor mounted on the gyro?