Great to know there's someone around who loves complex electro-mechanical
systems! I thought the population had dropped to zero!
Regards,
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ezell" <w...@quackers.net>
To: <time-nuts@febo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 2:40 PM
Subject: [time-nuts] OT - DC-10 gyros
Well, I can come up with something topical, read on. :)
I saw a 'Bendix yaw-rate gyro' on FleaBay recently for $14.50. Of course,
I had to buy it.
What I got was the yaw-rate gyro package from a Northwest Airlines DC-10
that was stripped for parts around 2000. The gyro included the pull tag
with tail number, the license number of the A&P mechanic that pulled it,
and some other cool stuff.
What it turned out to really be is two gyros with two sets of electronics
in one box about 6" x 2" x 5" box, all vintage '80s or so. Even better,
it's a strapdown system. The actual gyro wheel is about the size of your
thumbnail. I've just started tracing things out, and I've gotten the gyros
to spin up. I really love mechanical gyros for some reason, too bad
there's not a gyro-nuts group. I'm going to have great fun getting the
package traced out and running.
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