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  2. Mission Ridge Ski Area - Wikipedia

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    The name "Mission Ridge" was selected in June 1964, [3] and it began operations 59 years ago in the fall of 1966 with two chairlifts [4] in the Squilchuck Basin, where a Walla Walla–based B-24 Liberator bomber crashed on September 30, 1944. [5] [6] Two more lifts were constructed in 1970 and 1972. A wing section of the B-24 plane was removed ...

  3. Parking brake - Wikipedia

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    In manual transmission vehicles, the parking brake is engaged to help keep the vehicle stationary while parked, especially if parked on an incline. [2] [3]While automatic transmission vehicles have a "Park" gear with a parking pawl that immobilizes the transmission, it is still recommended to use the parking brake, as the pawl in the gearbox could fail due to stress or another vehicle striking ...

  4. Mission Ridge Winter Park - Wikipedia

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    Mission Ridge Winter Park is a ski resort in Saskatchewan, Canada. [4] It has a vertical drop of 292 feet (89 m). It is located in the Qu'Appelle Valley near Mission Lake and the town of Fort Qu'Appelle. [5] [6] [7]

  5. Mission Ridge - Wikipedia

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    Mission Ridge may refer to: Mission Ridge (British Columbia), a ridge in British Columbia, Canada; Mission Ridge Winter Park, a ski area in Saskatchewan, Canada; Mission Ridge Ski Area, a ski resort near Wenatchee, Washington, United States; Mission Ridge, South Dakota, an unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States

  6. Limited-slip differential - Wikipedia

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    A significant difference between the limited-slip differential systems listed above and this brake-based system, is that brake-based systems do not inherently send the greater torque to the slower wheel, plus the added brake friction material wear that results from the use of such a system if the vehicle is driven in an environment where the ...

  7. Mission Peak (Washington) - Wikipedia

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    Mission Peak is a mountain peak located in the Wenatchee Mountains, along the border of Chelan and Kittitas [1] counties in Washington state. [2] The peak is located within the Wenatchee National forest, adjacent to the Mission Ridge Ski Area . [ 3 ]

  8. Drum brake - Wikipedia

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    Drum brake (upper right) with the drum removed (lower left, inside facing up), on the front of a Ford Falcon Sprint A rear drum brake on a Kawasaki W800 motorcycle. A drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating bowl-shaped part called a brake drum.

  9. Mission Ridge, South Dakota - Wikipedia

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    Mission Ridge is an unincorporated community in northern Stanley County, South Dakota, United States. It lies along Highway 1806 north of the city of Fort Pierre, the county seat of Stanley County. [2] Mission Ridge has a post office with the ZIP code of 57557. [3] Casey Duane Tibbs, b. March 5, 1929 - d. January 28, 1990 was born here.