From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <28a53b30.0401240054.6fbe9f08@posting.google.com>,   
   Alex William Russell  wrote:   
   >Hmmm, I like the idea of getting rid or cost/weight of computers and   
   >thrusters for maneuvering, but how about using an onboard   
   >(high-tech-carbon-fiber-million_revolution_per_second) flywheel   
   >spinning and thereby creating gyroscopic force that will fight any   
   >variation from vertical.  Why not use this on current rockets at least   
   >for mostly-vertical first stages!   
      
   Because it's much heavier than active control.  Moreover, even first   
   stages generally turn away from vertical quite a bit.   
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