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- adjective supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips
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Examples
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LOX, kerosene and gimbaled engines, now there's an idea ..
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The eyes slowly opened, gimbaled up to the sky and then down at the viewing area.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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The eyes slowly opened, gimbaled up to the sky and then down at the viewing area.
365 tomorrows » Gordon’s Face : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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Within the space of four short months the Iranians demonstrated a mastery of three different rocket propulsion technologies (liquid, storable liquid, and large diameter solid), three different thrust vectoring technologies (graphite jet vanes, tungsten jet vanes, gimbaled rocket motors), two systems of stage separation, and an embryonic multiple-warhead nose fairing.
More on Iran's Satellite... GayandRight 2009
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Within the space of four short months the Iranians demonstrated a mastery of three different rocket propulsion technologies (liquid, storable liquid, and large diameter solid), three different thrust vectoring technologies (graphite jet vanes, tungsten jet vanes, gimbaled rocket motors), two systems of stage separation, and an embryonic multiple-warhead nose fairing.
Yes, We Should Worry About Iran's Satellite Uzi Rubin 2009
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Multi-gimbaled, they were indifferent to any motion of the boat, fore and aft or side to side.
Aweigh 2004
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Multi-gimbaled, they were indifferent to any motion of the boat, fore and aft or side to side.
Aweigh 2004
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Most of those in the video are ground launches from suspended gondolas or from gimbaled launch rails.
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According to Neil, “It looked like a big Campbell Soup can sitting on top of legs, with a gimbaled engine underneath it.”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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According to Neil, “It looked like a big Campbell Soup can sitting on top of legs, with a gimbaled engine underneath it.”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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