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Gyro Zeppeli, master of an art known as the Spin, signs up to participate in the trans-continental Steel Ball Run horseback race in America. A chance encounter with paraplegic jockey Johnny Joestar causes the latter's legs to move for a moment, spurring him to enter the race and discover Gyro's secret.
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The attitude indicator (AI), also known as the gyro horizon or artificial horizon, is a flight instrument that informs the pilot of the aircraft orientation relative to Earth's horizon, and gives an immediate indication of the smallest orientation change. The miniature aircraft and horizon bar mimic the relationship of the aircraft relative to ...
Gyro Gearloose (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ r oʊ ˈ ɡ ɪər l uː s / JY-roh GHEER-looss) is a cartoon character created in 1952 by Carl Barks for Disney comics. An anthropomorphic chicken , he is part of the Donald Duck universe , appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck , Scrooge McDuck , and anyone who is associated with them.
GP-B entered its science phase. On mission day 129 all systems were configured to be ready for data collection, with the only exception being gyro 4, which needed further spin axis alignment. 15 August 2005 The science phase of the mission ended and the spacecraft instruments transitioned to the final calibration mode. 26 September 2005
The World War I transport USS Henderson, completed in 1917, was the first large ship with gyro stabilizers. It had two 25-ton, 9-foot (2.7 m) diameter flywheels mounted near the center of the ship, spun at 1100 rpm by 75 hp (56 kW) AC motors. The gyroscopes' cases were mounted on vertical bearings.