Stabilization systems

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1991-05-28

1993-02-16

Peters, Jr, Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Miscellaneous

244 1R, 244 328, 102388, F42B 1002

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051864134

ABSTRACT:
A stabilization system for a towed aerodynamic body 1. The body is provided with two, contra-rotating tubular shrouds 3, 4 each fitted with a set of vanes 5, 6. When the towed body is disturbed by the towing aircraft's wake, the gyroscopic inertia caused by rotation of the shrouds exerts a damping effect on the subsequent oscillatory motion of the towed body. In one embodiment, the shrouds are coupled by wheels which constrain the shrouds to rotate in opposite senses. Hence gyroscopic precession effects due to each rotating shroud cancel.

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