Excerpt from Practical Gyrostatic Balancing The Breniian System Precession Rollers Numerical Example Extinction of Oscillations Possible Use of Relays 39 Chapter VI Gyrostatic Control Of Ships Control of Course and Rolling Torpedo Mechanism The Schlick Apparatus Precessional Displacement Oscillations Interaction Effect of Rolling and Pitching on the Gyro when Clamped Effect of Gyro if started out of Centre Numerical Example of Ship Control. 45 Chapter VII Constrained Stability Of Flying Machines Objections to Gyrostatic Control Direct and Indirect Control Control of Longitudinal Stability (Plunging or Trimming) Coupling of Gyros to prevent Secondary Action Hindrance of Steering Facilities Control of Lateral Stability Effect of Controls on Angle of Attack and Turning 49 Chapter VIII Gyrostatic Action Of Rotary Engines The Gnome Petrol Motor Gyrostatic Torque and its Effect during Steering Similar Effect of PropellersAction of Turbines and Dynamos on Ships. 54Appendices Appendix A: Design of a Gyroscope 57 Appendix B: Advanced Mathematical Theory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.