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    Why does atmosphere rotate w/ constant angular velocity?

    Cwatters, I think you got it! There is no friction to a body spinning in space, solid or gas.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Any more help would be appreciated. Still stumped.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Yes, the chassis has a damper.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Here is the problem simplified. I think I should have presented the problem like this: A pendulum bob of mass M, and having a rod of no mass and a length D, pivots from a bearing having no friction. A force F is applied tangentially to the pendulum's arc to the mass M. Compute new angle after F...
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    We have a fixed CG that maintains the body in a horizontal plane when absent of applied torque.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Maybe this will help. Think about the anti-torque rotor on a helicopter. But, instead of being a simple torque moment problem, we have a suspended weight.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    The motor is driving an axle which is driving a resistance ( not shown) that generates torque. That torque would spin the body around the axle if the axle was fixed.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Sorry, please ignore previous post. The torque applies a constant torque of 1 / 4 at 4' on a suspended vertical mass. What is the resultant angle after toque is applied?
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Lesolee, okay good. The torque is constant at 4' or 1 / 4 x suspended mass. What is the resultant angle after toque is applied?
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    The axle is driving a resistance with a resultant torque of 2626 ft/lbs
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Further, the actual figures I'm working with are T = 2626 ft/lbs Weight = 1750 lbs and 2900 lbs, and D = 4' and 5'.
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Clearly, I am in over my head. What I require is a formula where I can plug in torque using ft/lbs, horizontal distance of CG from axle in feet or inches, and weight in pounds. I require degrees from horizontal, and offset of CG to maintain horizontal or another degree. A lab set up with a...
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    Resultant angle of a suspended body after torque is applied

    Hi billy. The result. At 90 degrees the applied torque equals the weight of the suspended mass. At 45 degrees, 1/2 the suspended weight. It's a simple mathematical relationship! Thanks for your assistance in getting my head around this.
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