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Obry Gyroscopic Gear Installed In Whitehead Torpedoes
Obry is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Hugues Obry (born 1973), French fencer and coach *Ludwig Obry Ludwig Obry was an Austrian engineer and naval officer of the Austrian Navy who invented a gyroscopic device for steering a torpedo in 1895. The gyroscope was invented by Leon Foucault in 1851 but industry ignored the device for nearly 50 years ... (1852–1942), Austrian engineer and naval officer OBRY is the name of the former short line railway between Orangeville and Mississauga.{{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugues Obry
Hugues Obry (born 19 May 1973) is a retired French fencer and current coach. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Following his victory at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he was made a ''chevalier of the Légion d'honneur''. Obry became assistant coach of the French men's épée team in 2008, and head coach from 2012 to 2016. He is also technical director of the Levallois Sporting Club The Levallois Sporting Club is a multi-sport athletic club located in Levallois-Perret, France. Founded in 1983, it is now organised into 32 sports and counts 14,500 members. It is one of the most important sports club in France and one that links .... Obry now coaches the Chinese Épée team. References External links * 1973 births Living people French male épée fencers Olympic fencers of France Olympic gold me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Obry
Ludwig Obry was an Austrian engineer and naval officer of the Austrian Navy who invented a gyroscopic device for steering a torpedo in 1895. The gyroscope was invented by Leon Foucault in 1851 but industry ignored the device for nearly 50 years. In 1895 or 1896, Obry rediscovered Foucault's device and adapted it into a mechanism for steering a torpedo. This increased the weapon's accuracy from hundreds to thousands of yards. Obry then patented his device and sold the rights to Robert Whitehead, who incorporated the mechanism into the Whitehead torpedo. The device consisted of a bronze wheel weighing less than 1.5 pounds that was spun by an air jet. Obry's device was notable for solving many problems; how to get the gyroscope to begin rotating as quickly as possible, how to direct the vertical rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
