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  2. T-tail - Wikipedia

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    The T-tail is very common on aircraft with engines mounted in nacelles on a high-winged aircraft or on aircraft with the engines mounted on the rear of the fuselage, as it keeps the tail clear of the jet exhaust. [citation needed] Rear-mounting the engines keeps the wings clean and improves short-field performance. This was necessary in early ...

  3. Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout - Wikipedia

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    RMR layout; the engine is located in front of the rear axle. Rear Mid-engine transversely-mounted / Rear-wheel drive. In automotive design, an RMR, or rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed with its center of gravity in front of the rear axle, and thus right behind the passenger compartment.

  4. Parts kit - Wikipedia

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    A parts kit is a collection of weapon (notably firearm) parts that, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), "is designed to or may be readily be assembled, completed, converted, or restored to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive."

  5. Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout - Wikipedia

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    To compensate for the uneven (35/65) weight distribution caused by the rear-mounted engine, DeLorean used rear wheels with a diameter slightly greater than the front wheels. Before that was the rear-engined Škoda's from Škoda 1000MB (produced from 1964) to Škoda 130/135/136 (produced until 1990) or the Polski Fiat 126p (produced until ...

  6. Podded engine - Wikipedia

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    Podded engines on a Boeing 707. A podded engine is a jet engine that has been built up and integrated in its nacelle. This may be done in a podding facility as part of an aircraft assembly process. [1] The nacelle contains the engine, engine mounts and parts which are required to run the engine in the aircraft, known as the EBU (Engine Build Up).

  7. Commonwealth Skyranger - Wikipedia

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    The 65hp engine was later offered as a lower-cost option. At least 1 built. [2]: 180 Rearwin Skyranger 175 Initial production version, the model number was increased to reflect the use of a 75hp Continental A65 engine as standard. [2]: 180 Rearwin Skyranger 180 Up-engined version of the Skyranger 175 using the 80hp Continental A80 engine.

  8. List of Lycoming O-360 variants - Wikipedia

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    Same as the IO-360-B4B but with an inverted oil system kit for aerobatic flight. [2] [4] AEIO-360-H1A 180 hp (134 kW) at 2700 rpm, Minimum fuel grade 91/96 avgas, compression ratio 8.50:1. Same as the AEIO-360-B1G6 but without counterweights and has provision for commercial (straight) engine mount. [2] [4] AEIO-360-H1B

  9. Power take-off - Wikipedia

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    A PTO at the rear end of a farm tractor A PTO (in the box at the bottom) in the center of the three-point hitch of a tractor. A power take-off or power takeoff (PTO) is one of several methods for taking power from a power source, such as a running engine, and transmitting it to an application such as an attached implement or separate machine.