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I was introduced to crud a short while after I was introduced to the spherical gas bearing. (This bearing was the engineering tour de force at the literal and metaphorical center of the Autonetics G6 and G9 gyros.) I do not recall the exact circumstances of my first experience with a gas bearing, but itContinue reading “CRUD! IF IT IS ONLY AN ACRONYM, WHY WON”T MY BEARING START?”