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In the early 20th century, before the design of the four-wheeled automobile was universally standardized, a Russian count named Pyotr Shilovsky convinced the British engineering firm Wolseley to build something utterly terrifying: a massive, heavy, six-seater luxury car that balanced on only two wheels. The 1914 Gyrocar was a breathtaking, absurd defiance of gravity. Shilovsky believed that a two-wheeled vehicle would be narrower, more aerodynamic, and capable of taking sharp turns at high speeds by leaning like a bicycle. To keep the heavy machine from instantly tipping over when stopped, he installed a massive, 40-inch spinning gyroscope in the chassis, powered by an electric motor. As long as the gyroscope was spinning, the car stood perfectly upright, even if people pushed against it. However, the engineering was completely impractical; the gyroscopes were incredibly heavy, and if the motor failed, the massive vehicle would violently crash to the ground, crushing its occupants. This fascinating engineering autopsy dissects the physics of the gyroscopic effect. It explores Shilovsky’s eccentric funding, the amazed reactions of Londoners during test drives, and the eventual burial of the car in a quarry to hide the embarrassing failure. Balance is a dangerous illusion. The Gyrocar Obsession is a testament to the era when rogue inventors tried to rewrite the fundamental physics of transportation with heavy spinning wheels.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In the early 20th century, before the design of the four-wheeled automobile was universally standardized, a Russian count named Pyotr Shilovsky convinced the British engineering firm Wolseley to build something utterly terrifying: a massive, heavy, six-seater luxury car that balanced on only two wheels. The 1914 Gyrocar was a breathtaking, absurd defiance of gravity.Shilovsky believed that a two-wheeled vehicle would be narrower, more aerodynamic, and capable of taking sharp turns at high speeds by leaning like a bicycle. To keep the heavy machine from instantly tipping over when stopped, he installed a massive, 40-inch spinning gyroscope in the chassis, powered by an electric motor. As long as the gyroscope was spinning, the car stood perfectly upright, even if people pushed against it. However, the engineering was completely impractical; the gyroscopes were incredibly heavy, and if the motor failed, the massive vehicle would violently crash to the ground, crushing its occupants.This fascinating engineering autopsy dissects the physics of the gyroscopic effect. It explores Shilovsky's eccentric funding, the amazed reactions of Londoners during test drives, and the eventual burial of the car in a quarry to hide the embarrassing failure.Balance is a dangerous illusion. The Gyrocar Obsession is a testament to the era when rogue inventors tried to rewrite the fundamental physics of transportation with heavy spinning wheels. 152 pp. Englisch. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783565461141
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In the early 20th century, before the design of the four-wheeled automobile was universally standardized, a Russian count named Pyotr Shilovsky convinced the British engineering firm Wolseley to build something utterly terrifying: a massive, heavy, six-seater luxury car that balanced on only two wheels. The 1914 Gyrocar was a breathtaking, absurd defiance of gravity.Shilovsky believed that a two-wheeled vehicle would be narrower, more aerodynamic, and capable of taking sharp turns at high speeds by leaning like a bicycle. To keep the heavy machine from instantly tipping over when stopped, he installed a massive, 40-inch spinning gyroscope in the chassis, powered by an electric motor. As long as the gyroscope was spinning, the car stood perfectly upright, even if people pushed against it. However, the engineering was completely impractical; the gyroscopes were incredibly heavy, and if the motor failed, the massive vehicle would violently crash to the ground, crushing its occupants.This fascinating engineering autopsy dissects the physics of the gyroscopic effect. It explores Shilovsky's eccentric funding, the amazed reactions of Londoners during test drives, and the eventual burial of the car in a quarry to hide the embarrassing failure.Balance is a dangerous illusion. The Gyrocar Obsession is a testament to the era when rogue inventors tried to rewrite the fundamental physics of transportation with heavy spinning wheels. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9783565461141
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