M2.2 Cat A Gyroscopes

What is a gyroscope?

• An instrument with a fast spinning disc

• A type of aircraft

• A type of computer

• A musical instrument

What are the two important properties of a gyroscope?

• Rigidity and precession

• Speed and height

• Weight and color

• Size and shape

What does rigidity refer to in a gyroscope?

• Ability to retain its axis in a fixed direction

• Ability to change colors

• Ability to make sounds

• Ability to fly

What affects the rigidity of a spinning rotor?

• Rotor mass, effective radius, speed of rotation, bearing friction

• Color, size, shape, weight

• Temperature, humidity, pressure, altitude

• Sound, light, heat, electricity

What is precession in a gyroscope?

• Resistance to change in spin axis direction

• Ability to change colors

• Ability to make sounds

• Ability to fly

What is the spinning disc in a gyroscope called?

• Rotor

• Wheel

• Plate

• Circle

What is the gyroscope frame?

• The outer structure holding the rotor

• The color of the rotor

• The sound it makes

• The height it flies

What is the spin axis in a gyroscope?

• The line around which the rotor spins

• The color of the rotor

• The sound it makes

• The height it flies

How are gyros oriented?

• Horizontally or vertically

• Diagonally or sideways

• Upwards or downwards

• Inward or outward

What do gyros provide for aircraft?

• A stable reference datum

• A source of power

• A cooling system

• A communication link