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  2. Ballistic nylon - Wikipedia

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    It can also be used for structural purposes, such as on skin-on-frame kayaks. Ballistic nylon is used in chainsaw protective chaps covering the fronts of the chainsaw operator's legs. Such chaps are usually made with an outer layer of a tough smooth fabric like nylon or other synthetic fiber, with four plies of ballistic nylon inside.

  3. Manual transmission - Wikipedia

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    The clutch pedal controls the pressure plate (clutch engaged – the clutch pedal is not being pressed) or not connected to the engine (clutch disengaged – the clutch pedal is being pressed down). When the engine is running and the clutch is engaged (i.e., clutch pedal up), the flywheel spins the clutch pressure plate and hence the transmission.

  4. Clutch control - Wikipedia

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    Clutch control is the controlling of the speed of a manual transmission vehicle by partially engaging the clutch plate, using the clutch pedal instead of (or in conjunction with) the accelerator pedal. The purpose of a clutch is in part to allow such control; in particular, a clutch provides transfer of torque between shafts spinning at ...

  5. Suicide clutch - Wikipedia

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    Old-style tank shift. Regular clutch hand Shifter - This is where the shifter is a regular knob either located on the tank, which operates through a linkage to the transmission (tank shifter) or on a lever bolted directly to the top of the transmission (jockey shifter or slap shifter depending on the transmission design) and involves the semi-complex task of foot clutch operation and hand ...

  6. Semi-automatic transmission - Wikipedia

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    Automatic vacuum-powered clutch plus a torque converter. Used in the NSU Ro 80. 1967–1976: Porsche Sportomatic: Automatic vacuum-powered clutch plus a torque converter. Used in the Porsche 911. [72] [73] 1968–1971 Subaru Autoclutch Automatic electromagnetic clutch. [74] Used in the Subaru 360. [75] 1968–1976: Volkswagen Autostick

  7. Clutch (G.I. Joe) - Wikipedia

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    Clutch was a mechanic and was heavily involved in racing street machines prior to enlistment. He graduated in Advanced Infantry Training; Covert Ops School; Executive Bodyguard School; Ranger School. He is a qualified expert with the M14, M16, M1911A1, M3A1, M79 and M60. Clutch is known as a wild card who takes very little seriously.

  8. MX vs. ATV Untamed - Wikipedia

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    MX vs. ATV Untamed is an offroad racing game developed by Rainbow Studios, Tantalus Media, Incinerator Studios and published by THQ for the PlayStation 2 and all seventh-generation platforms, [1] becoming the last MX vs. ATV game to release on the former and the first in the series to be available on most of the latter.

  9. Squirrel-cage rotor - Wikipedia

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    The shape and depth of the rotor bars can be used to vary the speed-torque characteristics of the induction motor. At standstill, the revolving magnetic field passes the rotor bars at a high rate, inducing line-frequency current into the rotor bars. Due to the skin effect, the induced current tends to flow at the outer edge of the winding.