Garden Scale Gyro Monorail

There is a story (probably untrue) of some gyro's for an anti-submarine helicopter being spun-up, and then loaded (well secured) in the back of a pickup..
Driver could only turn one way, and ended up on two-wheels! :giggle::giggle::giggle:
 
I am not so sure about a gyro-monorail, but when/if I ever finish my garden tramway I would not mind having a go at building a Kearney High Speed Railway car; it runs on a single rail with a guidance/steadying rail above the car - could be very interesting.kearney high speed railway.jpg
 
PhilP said:
There is a story (probably untrue) of some gyro's for an anti-submarine helicopter being spun-up, and then loaded (well secured) in the back of a pickup..
Driver could only turn one way, and ended up on two-wheels! :giggle::giggle::giggle:
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Heard that story in the 1960's when I was in Naval Air.
No doubt a 'sea story'.
A fairy tale starts "Once upon a time", A sea story begins "This ain't no $*!+"
 
You don't even need a metal rail ....

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Once more, the Kearney car proves there's a prototype for anything you can imagine.

While I certainly appreciate the inginuity, the practical reality shows why more of these are not in existence.
 
Madman said:
While I certainly appreciate the inginuity, the practical reality shows why more of these are not in existence.
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Got me thinking here Dan (dangerous, I know). Could it be there are some issues with regards to the actual mass, rotational speed and energy required to keep this gyro' spinning and doing its thing that has mitigated against this being developed beyond the model stage. Any physicists on here that can explain this ? There are formulae on the internet but they require someone with a fairly robust understanding of physics and mathematics to use. Max
 
Slight variation of the theme...

Didn't Parry (of People mover fame) have the idea of a flywheel for stored energy to make the people mover errr move??
There were power pickups built into stops, to spin the flywheel up again..

I think the practical problem of a gyro-stabilised system is putting the energy into the gyro's??
Perhaps if they are in a vacuum, and use near-room-temperature superconductors, there is a way round that?
Though I for one do not want o have to top-up my 'loco' with liquid nitrogen before each run! :eek::giggle::giggle:
 
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