Gyroscope

Cockpit / Control block information is listed in the table down below.

Cockpit / Control Block
Components	Required
Steel Plate	100
Functional
Computer	5
Hacks
Motor	4
Metal Grid	50
Large Steel Tube	4
Construction Component	40
Steel Plate	500
Info
Dimensions (W,H,L)	1,1,1
Mass	12,817 kg
Integrity	63,105
Build Time	40 s
Max Required Input	10 kW
Torque	33,600 kNm
Power Consumer Group	Gyro
Is Airtight	No
PCU Cost	50

Cockpit / Control Block
Components	Required
Steel Plate	10
Functional
Computer	3
Hacks
Motor	2
Large Steel Tube	1
Construction Component	5
Steel Plate	15
Info
Dimensions (W,H,L)	1,1,1
Mass	613.6 kg
Integrity	2,793
Build Time	14 s
Max Required Input	2 kW
Torque	448 kNm
Power Consumer Group	Gyro
Is Airtight	No
PCU Cost	50

Overview

Gyroscopes allow for the turning of a spacecraft, in any direction. Gyroscopes are a crucial component to the movement of any spacecraft. The gyroscope occupies a single block, the size only proportionate to the type of ship that it is being placed on. Gyroscopes take little energy to power, and with a small ship with three reactors, one could support two or so gyroscopes.

Usage

Gyroscopes allow for the turning of a spacecraft, in any direction, simply by using the arrow keys or moving the mouse around. The gyroscope offers:

6 Degrees of freedom
Prevention of drifting when paired with thrusters
Overall, stabilization of the ship it is on

Larger ships will need multiple gyroscopes to allow for sharper turns and a more responsive ship

Gyroscopes also carry a fairly large amount of mass due to a large amount of Steel Plates. Placing more will increase agility, but is also at the same time increasing the ship’s mass considerably. The large gyroscope applies 33.600‬ kN of torque while the small gyroscope applies 448 kN of torque.

Override

Gyroscopes can also be set to rotate in a specific direction manually via the control Panel. These can either be triggered, or altered by the player directly.

Yaw	Turns the ship in a circle
Pitch	Tilts the ship up or down
roll	Rolls the ship side to to side

Tips

Placing a lot of gyros is a good idea to make you turn faster, but it’ll also weigh down your ship a lot, making it harder on your thrusters. Keep that in mind!
If you build a very small ship you might need to reduce the gyroscope’s power or the ship becomes difficult to maneuver. You can change this in its options or by adding this feature of it to the action bar.
The huge number of steel plates make the Gyroscope one of the toughest blocks in the game, with over 5 times the integrity of Heavy Armor Blocks!