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GYRO
Gyro may refer to: Science and technology * GYRO, a computer program for tokamak plasma simulation * Gyro Motor Company, an American aircraft engine manufacturer * '' Gyrodactylus salaris'', a parasite in salmon * Gyroscope, an orientation-stabilizing device * Autogyro, a type of rotary-wing aircraft * Honda Gyro, a family of tilting three wheel vehicles * The casually used brand name of a detangler mechanism, part of a stunt-adapted BMX bicycle Fictional characters * Gyro Gearloose, a comic book character from Disney's ''Duck universe'' * Gyro Zeppeli, one of the main characters of the manga ''Steel Ball Run'' Other uses * ''Gyro'' (magazine), student magazine of Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand * Gyro International, a social fraternal organization * Gyroball A gyroball is a rare type of pitch (baseball), baseball pitch used primarily by players in Japan. It is thrown with a spiral-like spin, similar to bullet from a rifle, or an American football pass. This spin stab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda Gyro
The Honda Gyro is a family of small, three-wheeled motorcycles sold primarily in Japan, and often used for delivery or express service. Overview These vehicles are tilting three-wheelers. They combine a tricycle's stopped & low-speed stability with a leaning main-body for stability while turning at speed. They resemble a scooter with a small hinged rear pod containing the engine and two drive wheels. This particular variation was developed and patented by George Wallis of G. L. Wallis & Son in Surbiton, Surrey in 1966. It was first marketed in the failed BSA Ariel 3 of 1970, then licensed to Honda. Honda has built seven models with this configuration. The first Stream was introduced in 1981, followed closely by three other personal transport versions, the Joy, Just, and Road Fox. All were short-lived, but the cargo-oriented Gyro line begun in 1982 found a ready market, with all three variants still in production in 2015. These vehicles were all powered by a 49 cc two-stroke e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek and , "self-turning"), gyroscope, gyrocopter or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. A gyroplane "means a rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-driven, except for initial starting, but are made to rotate by action of the air when the rotorcraft is moving; and whose means of propulsion, consisting usually of conventional propellers, is independent of the rotor system." While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearance, the autogyro's unpowered rotor disc must have air flowing upward across it to make it rotate. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. It was originally named the ''autogiro'' by its Spanish inventor and engineer, Juan de la Cierva, in his attempt to create an aircraft that could fly safely at low speeds. He first flew one on January 1923, at Cuatro Vientos Airport in Madrid. The aircraft resembled the fixed-wing aircraft of the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GYRO
Gyro may refer to: Science and technology * GYRO, a computer program for tokamak plasma simulation * Gyro Motor Company, an American aircraft engine manufacturer * '' Gyrodactylus salaris'', a parasite in salmon * Gyroscope, an orientation-stabilizing device * Autogyro, a type of rotary-wing aircraft * Honda Gyro, a family of tilting three wheel vehicles * The casually used brand name of a detangler mechanism, part of a stunt-adapted BMX bicycle Fictional characters * Gyro Gearloose, a comic book character from Disney's ''Duck universe'' * Gyro Zeppeli, one of the main characters of the manga ''Steel Ball Run'' Other uses * ''Gyro'' (magazine), student magazine of Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand * Gyro International, a social fraternal organization * Gyroball A gyroball is a rare type of pitch (baseball), baseball pitch used primarily by players in Japan. It is thrown with a spiral-like spin, similar to bullet from a rifle, or an American football pass. This spin stab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyro International
Gyro International is a non-profit social, service, and fraternal club for men located in the United States, Canada and Japan. Gyro was founded by Paul Schwan, Clarence (Gus) Handerson, and Edmund (Ed) Kagy, three college friends, in April 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio. The primary purpose of the club is the promotion of fun and friendship amongst men of all nations. The first formal meeting was held on June 24, 1912, during which a constitution was presented and accepted, even though the club had no official name at the time. On January 7, 1913 the name Gyro (suggested by new member Jimmie Hubbell) was adopted. It was drawn from the word gyroscope, symbolizing the ability to maintain a desired course and attitude regardless of outside influences. Playground movement In Canada during the first half the twentieth century, Gyro clubs were notable patrons of playgrounds, along with other service clubs like the Kinsmen and the Kiwanis. Gyro parks are found in the Province of Alberta in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyroball
A gyroball is a rare type of pitch (baseball), baseball pitch used primarily by players in Japan. It is thrown with a spiral-like spin, similar to bullet from a rifle, or an American football pass. This spin stabilizes the ball in flight, minimizing its deviation from a straight-line path to home plate. The gyroball is sometimes confused with the shuuto, another pitch used in Japan. Overview The gyroball pitch was first developed by Ryutaro Himeno, a scientist who used computer simulations to model baseball flight paths, and Kazushi Tezuka, a baseball instructor who developed a throwing technique to pitch a gyroball. The pitch is thrown with a Anatomical_terms_of_motion#Pronation_and_supination, pronated motion of the arm and from a Submarine (baseball), low arm angle, which Himeno and Tezuka argue reduces arm strain. This delivery creates a bullet-like spin on the ball, similar to the way an American football spins when thrown. The effect of this spin, which minimizes the Magnus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyro Motor Company
Gyro Motor Company was an American aircraft engine manufacturer. History In 1901, inventor Emile Berliner (1851–1929) began building experimental helicopters that used Adams Company, Addams-Farwell rotary engine. The Gyro Motor Company was formed in 1909 by Emile Berliner to make Rotary engine, rotary engines. His designs were improvements of the Adams Company, Addams-Farwell rotary engine Berliner used in early helicopter experiments. The engines at the time of his 1901 experiments generated just one horsepower per 20 pounds of weight. Addams-Farwell built a custom engine that weighed three to four pounds per hp. Berliner donated the engine to the National Air and Space Museum, and pursued his own advanced version. He built a small factory on 774 Girard Street in Washington, D.C., next to another small factory for his Victor record players. Gyro incorporated with $100,000 in stock in 1911. It produced 3-, 5- and 7-cylinder models of the rotary engine, each with the same bore a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyrodactylus Salaris
''Gyrodactylus salaris'', commonly known as salmon fluke, salmon killer, or the Norwegian salmon killer is a tiny monogenean ectoparasite which lives on the body surface of freshwater fish. This leech-like parasite has been implicated in the reduction of Atlantic salmon populations in the Norwegian fjords. It also parasitises other species, including rainbow trout. ''G. salaris'' requires fresh water, but can survive in brackish water for up to 18 hours. The parasite is long, and cannot be seen with the naked eye, but it can be seen with a magnifying glass. On its posterior end is a haptor, a specialized organ for attaching to the host fish, which has sixteen hooks around its edge. The parasite is viviparous, that is, it produces live offspring. The parasites give birth to live young nearly as big as themselves and at this time, a further generation is already growing inside the neonates. Interactions with host fish When feeding, the parasite attaches its anterior end to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyroscope
A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος ''gŷros'', "round" and σκοπέω ''skopéō'', "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining Orientation (geometry), orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rotation (spin axis) is free to assume any orientation by itself. When rotating, the orientation of this axis is unaffected by tilting or rotation of the mounting, due to the angular momentum#Conservation of angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum. Gyroscopes based on other operating principles also exist, such as the microchip-packaged Vibrating structure gyroscope#MEMS gyroscopes, MEMS gyroscopes found in electronic devices (sometimes called gyrometers), solid-state ring laser gyroscope, ring lasers, fibre optic gyroscopes, and the extremely sensitive quantum gyroscope. Applications of gyroscopes include inertial navigation systems, such as in the Hubble Space Telescope, or inside the steel hull of a submer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detangler
The detangler, Gyro or rotor is an invention for the freestyle BMX bicycle, allowing the handlebars to turn a complete 360° rotation without the brake cables getting tangled up. A detangler is usually only used for the rear brake cable. The front brake cable can be routed through the stem, via a hollow stem bolt known as a Pott's mod bolt, and fork steer tube to avoid the tangling problem. How it works The single cable from the handlebar's rear brake lever divides into two cables which are routed to opposite sides of the stem or fork steer tube and into cable stops. The inner cables connect to metal tabs on a disc attached to the upper side of a thrust bearing placed around the stem or steer tube. Squeezing the brake lever pulls the inner cables and causes the bearing assembly to rise. A second disc is attached to the bottom of the thrust bearing such that the entire assembly moves together up and down the steering axis while each disc can rotate independently around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose ( ) 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. He was also featured in the animated series '' DuckTales''. Gyro first appeared in the Carl Barks comic "Gladstone's Terrible Secret" (''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' #140, May 1952), and was the regular lead character in 4-page backup stories in Barks' issues of '' Uncle Scrooge'', starting with issue #13 (March 1956) and continuing through #41 (March 1963). Biography Gyro is Duckburg's ingenious inventor, even though his inventions sometimes do not work the way he wants them to. His outrageous productivity is presented as a factor in the quality of his inventions. Because Gyro is always coming up with new ideas, the fact that his inventions often lack an important feature will often cause trouble f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyro Zeppeli
(stylized in all caps when written in Latin script) is the seventh main story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it follows the journey of Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who desires to regain the use of his legs, and Gyro Zeppeli, a disgraced Neapolitan former executioner who seeks to win amnesty for a child on death row. They compete in the titular cross-country horse race for a $50 million grand prize, but find themselves targeted after discovering the hidden agenda of the race's sponsor. The first 23 chapters were serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 2004 under the title of ''Steel Ball Run'', seemingly without any connection to the ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series. However, when the series moved to manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' in 2005, ''Steel Ball Run'' was officially announced to be the seventh arc of ''JoJo's Bizarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyro (magazine)
''Gyro'' was the official publication of its owners the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association (OPSA) at Otago Polytechnic in Otago, New Zealand. ''Gyro'' is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA), and was the first polytechnic publication to fully join. ''Gyro'' was replaced with a weekly digital news-letter style publication, ''StudentNews'' in 2014. Previously ''Gyro'' was printed fortnightly and covered news, features, regular columns, and reviews. Printed copies were available free of charge around the Dunedin North and Central Otago campus areas, and selected sites in Dunedin city. Archive copies are held at Dunedin's Hocken Collections, which is run by the University of Otago. ''Gyro'' traces its history back to the 1960s photocopied ''SAM'' (''Students' Association Magazine''), and was known as ''Kram'', and ''Student Informer'' during the '70s, ''Informer'' and ''Pinch'' in the '80s, and ''Tech Torque'' during the '90s, until its re-branding as "' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
