Oerlikon Flywheel Bus.
Only one remaining, in the Flemish Tramway and Bus Museum.
More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrobus
Previously:
Bus spins around on turntable - GIF
Oerlikon Flywheel Bus.
Only one remaining, in the Flemish Tramway and Bus Museum.
More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrobus
Previously:
Bus spins around on turntable - GIF
New plans added on 11/20: Click here for 2,589 plans for homemade tools.
PJs (Jan 27, 2019)
I remember reading about this power source years ago. The massive flywheel spun in a vacuum chamber. I also think the rotor was of a variable geometry design so that the mass was closer to the axle during spin up, and then it shifted away to the periphery as the wheel encountered load. The illustration I saw was a flywheel that fanned out and back in.
PJs (Jan 27, 2019)
Look how far these have come since the 40's. Note the use in vehicles and racing...most of the modern EV's use a hybrid system now. There are also a power plant in Ottawa and NY that are using FES systems to store grid power.
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