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View of the mechanism inside the enclosure.

Picture 3 of 3.

A stabilized platform consists of three mutually-perpendicular gyros (i.e., one on each of the X, Y, and Z axes). It would seem that the two horizontal black cylinders would house two of the gyros, and there could be one mounted vertically in the center portion (although it looks like there's a third black cylinder located approximately 180° from the right-hand cylinder, so my speculation may be incorrect).

 
Redstone ST-80 Stabilized Platform at Air Zoo
Time picture taken Sat Sep 19 09:22:38 2015
Location picture taken East Wing
Main Campus
Air Zoo
Portage, MI
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