Message no. 1

From:	Doctor Doom <JCH8169@********.BITNET>
Subject:	Micro (and no so micro) gyros...The Unending Saga...
Date:	Thu, 22 Oct 92 15:24:00 CST

>The concept I had, and I've been working in private e-mail with Murray, is
>to have two gryros, one horizontal to the weapon, one vertical.

>The amount of stabalaztation it going to be relative to the weight of the
>gyros and the speed in which they are spinning.

>As a comparison, the Hubble telescope uses two gyros at a time (it was
>launched with 6, and 3 have failed, but that is another story). If I
>remember correct each of the units weigh 6 lbs and spin at like 3600 rpm
>or something, and that is a several ton vehicle that has to be rock steady
>to take pictures.

True, very true...HOWEVER, the only thing the Hubble Space Telescope's gyros
have to compensate for is simple inertia no dynamic movement, as is often want
to happen in combat.

I contest your supposition as to the minimum size of the device to perfom the
the task you have in mind.

And remember, you still need to AIM the weapon.

And if the gyros are on the gun--and if they are effective to the point that
they will practically compensate for recoil, you can't move it. With the gyro
MOUNT, at least, the gyros are on the portion of the apparatus that is SUPPOSED
to remain stationary.


Colonel Count von Hohenzollern und von Doom, DMSc, DSc, PhD.

Doom Technologies, Inc. & Dark Thought Publications

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