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April 24 – Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California – Marine Corps Colonel Jerry Cadick, then commanding officer of MAG-11, was performing aerobatics before a crowd of 300,000 when he crashed his F/A-18 Hornet at the bottom of a loop that was too close to the ground. The aircraft was in a nose-high attitude, but still carrying too much ...
The Toro Company was established as the "Toro Motor Company" in 1914 to build tractor engines for The Bull Tractor Company. [4] It built steam engines to support war efforts during World War I, and changed its name to Toro Manufacturing Company in 1920 when it began to refocus on manufacturing farm equipment. [5]
A new model was produced in 1958, which included a three-speed transmission. This transmission is called the Uni-Drive transmission that Elmer Pond designed in 60 days. One tractor model was named Rj-58 and included a Clinton B-1290 or a Kohler k-90 engine. The Rj-35 used a Clinton B-1200 engine with a belt driven transmission.
Since the acquisition by Toro, Lawn-Boy has introduced several new series of lawn mowers, including a new lineup of walk-behind mowers and an entirely new category of Zero Radius Turning mowers. Due to engine emissions regulations, Lawn-Boy had been forced to stop using their longtime 2-stroke engine that was favored for its light weight and ...
When both engines were throttled up the starboard engine responded and increased power; the port engine failed to respond. The effect of this was the aircraft 'cartwheeled' and the port wing hit the ground, killing both crewmembers, Pilot F/O R.Ellis and Navigator F/O R MacMillan, and one passenger, Senior Aircraftman Kim Petty-Fitzmaurice.
(Reuters) - Tesla's electric-vehicle registrations in California fell about 12% last year, according to industry data, indicating mounting challenges for the automaker in the key U.S. market.
Guy Pearce is not ashamed of his soap-opera past.. In fact, after the 57-year-old actor got his start on the Australian soap Neighbours in the 1980s, he later reprised his character Mike Young on ...
Five minutes after takeoff, the number one engine failed, caught fire and fell off, but debris from the engine punctured the fuel tank, starting a fire. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but the fire had weakened the left wing and it separated. A loss of control resulted and the aircraft crashed.