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James A. Van Allen lab journal, March 1958-September 1959

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3/12/58 Jack Froelich says that they have tried out one of the Deal II payloads with axially excited gap for high power transmitter (eliminating the whisker antennae) Main motivation: elimination of energy damping between axial rotation and flat spin. Isub1x wsub1 = Isub2 x wsub2 ___ _____ But energetically Isub1 x (wsub1)squared >> Isub2 x (wsub2)squared _____ ______ If Isub1 = movement of inertia about long axis, Isub2 about a transverse axis through c:g .
 
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