Gas driven gyroscope with extended rundown time.

摘要

A gas gyroscope (11) is provided with an aspirator pump (71) in order to evacuate gas from the main chamber (19) of the gyroscope (11). The evacuation of gas reduces windage and other air friction encountered by the gyroscope's rotor (21) and thereby extends the rundown time of the gyroscope. The aspirator (71) may be energized by a dedicated compressed gas source such as a compressed gas chamber 91. Alternatively, the aspirator (71) may be provided with ram air or bleed perpellant gases.