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2. Boeing CH-47 Chinook - Wikipedia

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   The differences between the CH-47J and the CH-47D are the engine, rotor brake and avionics, for use for general transportation, SAR and disaster activity like U.S. forces. [122] The CH-47JA, introduced in 1993, is a long-range version of the CH-47J, fitted with an enlarged fuel tank, an AAQ-16 FLIR in a turret under the nose, and a partial ...

3. Line-replaceable unit - Wikipedia

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   A line-replaceable unit ( LRU[ 1] ), lower line-replaceable unit ( LLRU ), [citation needed] line-replaceable component ( LRC ), or line-replaceable item ( LRI) [ 2] is a modular component of an airplane, [ 3] ship or spacecraft [ 4] (or any other manufactured device) that is designed to be replaced quickly at an operating location (1st line).

4. Component parts of internal combustion engines - Wikipedia

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   An illustration of several key components in a typical four-stroke engine. For a four-stroke engine, key parts of the engine include the crankshaft (purple), connecting rod (orange), one or more camshafts (red and blue), and valves. For a two-stroke engine, there may simply be an exhaust outlet and fuel inlet instead of a valve system.

5. Railway air brake - Wikipedia

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   A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium. [ 1] Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system that is based upon a design patented by George Westinghouse on April 13, 1869. [ 2] The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was subsequently organized to manufacture and sell Westinghouse ...

6. Eddy current brake - Wikipedia

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   An eddy current brake, also known as an induction brake, Faraday brake, electric brake or electric retarder, is a device used to slow or stop a moving object by generating eddy currents and thus dissipating its kinetic energy as heat. Unlike friction brakes, where the drag force that stops the moving object is provided by friction between two ...

7. List of WWII Maybach engines - Wikipedia

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   Maybach AG made very few complete parts of its engines at all. Almost everything was bought in from other suppliers. Its main activity was precision machining of the castings and forgings of its own design, made by outside manufacturers, and producing complete assembled engines on a separate assembly line. [6]