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| − | ''' | + | '''Gimbal''' refers to pivoting or swiveling of the mounting of a rocket engine. A related term is [[thrust vectoring]] . A number of ships in Orbiter have this ability; for example the DeltaGlider. |
an illustration can be seen here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbaled_thrust] | an illustration can be seen here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbaled_thrust] | ||
Revision as of 00:06, 13 October 2021
Gimbal refers to pivoting or swiveling of the mounting of a rocket engine. A related term is thrust vectoring . A number of ships in Orbiter have this ability; for example the DeltaGlider.
an illustration can be seen here [1]