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'''Pyotr Petrovich Schilovsky''' ({{lang-langx|ru|Пётр ПетровичПетро́вич ШиловскийШи́ловский}}) (September 22, 1872 – June 30, 1955 in [[Herefordshire]]) was a Russian count, jurist, statesman, and governor of [[Kostroma]] from 1910 to 1912 and of [[Olonets Governorate]] from 1912 to 1913.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gold |first=E. |date=April 1911 |title=The atmosphere. Its Characteristics and Dynamics. By F. J. B. Cordiero. New York: Spon and Chamberlain. London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1910. viii + 129 pp. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.49703715814 |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society |volume=37 |issue=158 |pages=199–202 |doi=10.1002/qj.49703715814 |issn=0035-9009|url-access=subscription }}</ref> He is best known as the inventor of the [[gyrocar]], which was built under his direction by the [[Wolseley Motors|Wolseley Tool and Motorcar Company]] beginning in 1912, and was demonstrated for the first time in [[London]] in April 1914. In 1922, Schilovsky emigrated to the [[United Kingdom]].<gallery>

File:Portrait of the governor of the Olonets province P. P. Shilovsky.jpg|P. P. Shilovsky in 1913

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== Gyrocar ==

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The gyrocar was rediscovered in 1938, when workmen uncovered its remains in the Ward End property of Wolseley. Although it had been buried it was said the chassis was in excellent condition, the engine turned over and the gyros still pivoted, the main issue was damage to the aluminium bodywork. After being excavated, it was transferred into the [[Wolseley Museum]].<ref>"Gyroscopic Car",The Scotsman, 28 June 1938, p15</ref>

After developing a model gyro monorail in 1911, he designed a [[gyrocar]] which was built by [[Wolseley Motors|Wolseley Motors Limited]] and tested on the streets of London in 1913. Since it used a single gyro, rather than the counter-rotating pair favoured by Brennan and Scherl, it exhibited [[asymmetry]] in its behaviour, and became [[unstable]] during sharp left hand turns. It attracted interest but no serious funding.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

The gyrocar was rediscovered in 1938, when workmen uncovered its remains in the Ward End property of Wolseley. Although it had been buried it was said the chassis was in excellent condition, the engine turned over and the gyros still pivoted, the main issue was damage to the aluminium bodywork. After being excavated, it was transferred into the [[Wolseley Museum]].<ref>"Gyroscopic Car", ''The Scotsman'', 28 June 1938, p15</ref>In 1948, Wolseley had run out of storage space and the remains were scrapped <ref>"https://www.hemmings.com/stories/that-time-wolseley-buried-a-russian-counts-two-wheeled-gyro-car-because-it-ran-out-of-storage-space/"</ref>

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