1967 Gyro-X Car To Be Restored

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @05:05AM from the future-sure-is-cool dept.

Zothecula writes "Back in 1967, California-based Gyro Transport Systems built a prototype vehicle known as the Gyro-X. The automobile had just two wheels, one in front and one in the back and, as the car's name implies, it utilized a built-in gyroscope to remain upright when not moving. Although its developers hoped to take the Gyro-X into production, the company went bankrupt, and the one-and-only specimen of the car became an orphan. For much of the past 40-plus years, that car has passed from owner to owner, its condition deteriorating along the way. Now, it's about to be restored to its former (weird) glory."

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Re:the idea was prototyped for trains, too by Rockoon · 2013-02-27 05:20 · Score: 4, Insightful

Seems to be a wasteful way to keep something that is in contact with the ground upright.

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"His name was James Damore."
Re:It just don't make no sense by YrWrstNtmr · 2013-02-27 06:43 · Score: 3, Insightful

2. What do pilots base that on? and why would they be qualified to make such a determination? As far as I can tell the FAA disagrees considering the rules favoring many engined planes for commercial use.

The standard saying is:
"I'd rather have an engine fail, rather than have the engine fail.

You can probably limp home on one. You can't limp home on none