pic: FRC 2869 - 2016 Shooter

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Orion.DeYoe

Yeah, I was attempting to indirectly point out that you can't say a wheel is, or isn't, a flywheel based on its weight. Because whether or not it's "heavy" just depends on how much energy you need to store.

I just wanted to emphasize the fact that the OP's terminology was correct and that these are considered flywheels in this application.

But they're not, these wheels are not storing energy (or at least enough energy to make any difference) which is the exact point of a flywheel.