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[2] [3] During speeches at the event, Alco executives promoted the new locomotives' reduced operating costs, a major effort in the design of the machines. Combined with unit reduction through higher powered locomotives, as well as liberal trade-in terms, Alco claimed operating cost could be reduced as much as 44%.
CACI International Inc. (originally California Analysis Center, Inc., then Consolidated Analysis Center, Inc.) is an American multinational professional services and information technology company [3] headquartered in Northern Virginia. [4] CACI provides services to many branches of the US federal government including defense, [5] [6] homeland ...
The ALCo Century 636 was the most powerful single-engine diesel-electric locomotive constructed by the American Locomotive Company (ALCo). It used their 251 prime mover . The locomotive had a C-C wheel arrangement and 3,600 horsepower (2,700 kW).
A quick-return mechanism is a subclass of a slider-crank linkage, with an offset crank. Quick return is a common feature of tools in which the action is performed in only one direction of the stroke, such as shapers and powered saws , because it allows less time to be spent on returning the tool to its initial position.
636 1990 61 full 465 10 D (x6) "Auto harmonise" effect. [39] CT 638 61 full 465 CT 640 1988 61 full 465 10 D (x6) in/out/thru Tonebank allows layering of two sounds with reduced polyphony. Can "register" 4 patches for quick access, similar to the earlier Casiotone 101. [40] CT 647 1992 61 full 120 16 D (x6) Two reverb effects and stereo panning.
Thrust reversers deployed on the CFM56 engine of an Airbus A321. Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust for it to act against the forward travel of the aircraft, providing deceleration.
TriQ-200 with tricycle gear Q200 This two-seat aircraft was substantially faster than the Q2, with a 100-horsepower (78 kW) Continental O-200 engine and employed an LS-1 airfoil for the canard to avoid canard leading edge contamination issues. Q-200 aircraft have been powered with other engines, including Mazda, Subaru, Rotax, and Corvair ...
Its OM 636 was increased in power by 2 PS. In 1953, the W120 succeeded the W191, starting in 1954 it was offered with an upgraded version of the OM636, now displacing 1.8 litres and again making 40 PS (29 kW).