Effect of the Gyroscopic Couple on an ship and Aeroplane :-
Ships and aeroplanes consist of large moment of inertia propeller and fly wheels. When aeroplane or ship takes right or left turn there occurs a rate of change of angular momentum because of change of direction of angular momentum vector. Thus a counter couple is produced when they terns.
In the case of ships the fly wheel must be mounded such that the spin axis is along the length so as to maintain dynamic stability.
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