Technical data

Bicycle wheel gyro

Article no: 02566-00

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Function and Applications

Demonstration gyroscope consisting of a wheel with two handle bars and rope pulley for accelleration. To be used for demonstration of conservation of angular momentum with turntable after Prandtl.

Equipment and technical data

The rim of the wheel is equipped with iron mass pieces for achieving higher angular moments.
Indcluding a rope and a pan with fixation for mounting one end of the axis on a table for acceleration of gyroscope.
Diameter: 500 mm.
Length of axis: 500 mm.
Mass: 2390 g.

Necessary accessories

Cotton cord, l. 100m

02091-00

Recommended accessories

Prandtl's rotatable disk

02572-00