1914 Wolseley-Schilovsky gyrocar - photo

[Jon]

1914 Wolseley-Schilovsky gyrocar.

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Gyroscopic grilling - GIF

[jimfols]

They must have understood 6 degrees of freedom. Doing the maths on a slide rule must have been a nightmare.

[volodar]

They must have understood 6 degrees of freedom. Doing the maths on a slide rule must have been a nightmare.

We spelled it sly drool in the engineering class of 6T3. My wife, though not a pilot but a serious pop dancer understands roll, pitch and yaw. However, she suggested the more modern ´twerk´ for surge. Out of ingrained modesty, she would not comment on either heave or sway.