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Q&A Why do flying saucers have to spin while flying?

Stabilization by gyroscopic effect, plain and simple. A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gûros, "circle" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientati...

posted 5y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭  ·  edited 4y ago by HDE 226868‭

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#1: Post edited by user avatar HDE 226868‭ · 2020-06-02T19:33:31Z (over 4 years ago)
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  • <p>Stabilization by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope" rel="noreferrer">gyroscopic effect</a>, plain and simple.</p>
  • <blockquote>
  • <p>A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gûros, "circle" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity.</p>
  • </blockquote>
  • <p>Any space probe we have sent into space use rotation for the very same reason.</p>
  • <p>Stabilization by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope" rel="noreferrer">gyroscopic effect</a>, plain and simple.</p>
  • <blockquote>
  • <p>A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gûros, "circle" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity.</p>
  • </blockquote>
  • <p>Any space probe we have sent into space use rotation for the very same reason.</p>