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Canadian National 6213 is a preserved 4-8-4 steam locomotive on static display in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Toronto Railway Museum (TRM) on the lands of the former CPR John St. Roundhouse. It was on active duty until 1959 and was donated by Canadian National Railway (CNR) to the City of Toronto government in 1960.
A 1907 Thomas Flyer on display in Toronto 1907 Thomas Flyer at Stahls Automotive Collection. The E.R. Thomas Motor Company built automobiles from 1902 to 1919. The first Models were the 1902 Model 17, which was available in either a detachable rear entrance tonneau or runabout, equipped with a single cylinder 8hp and 2 speed planetary transmission.
Charles Edward Taylor (May 24, 1868 – January 30, 1956) was an American inventor, mechanic and machinist. He built the first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers in the Wright Flyer, and was a vital contributor of mechanical skills in the building and maintaining of early Wright engines and airplanes.
When the Aspinall engine appeared in 1899 it leveraged the capability of the 4-4-2 to hold a larger boiler. [5] The length of the boiler increasing from 10 feet 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (3.245 m) in his previous 4-4-0 design while the heating area increased from 1,108 square feet (102.9 m 2) to 1,877 square feet (174.4 m 2). [5]
The engines are Radne Raket 120 single cylinder, 120cc, air-cooled, two stroke powered hang glider powerplants of 14 hp (10 kW) each, which give a cruise speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a rate of climb of 400 ft/min (2.0 m/s). [1] [2] The construction time from the supplied kit is estimated by the designer at 160 hours. [1]
The prototype EZ Flyer powered by a Rotax 503 engine EZ Flyer at Blue Yonder Aviation 1998 EZ Flyer showing its Rotax 582 engine installation. The Blue Yonder EZ Flyer is a Canadian-designed-and-built, tandem two-seat, open cockpit, pusher configuration, recreational and training aircraft provided as a completed aircraft or in kit form by Blue Yonder Aviation.
The Wright Flyer III is the third powered aircraft by the Wright Brothers, built during the winter of 1904–05. Orville Wright made the first flight with it on June 23, 1905 . The Wright Flyer III had an airframe of spruce construction with a wing camber of 1-in-20 as used in 1903 , rather than the less effective 1-in-25 used in 1904 .
Data from Manufacturer General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) Wingspan: 19 ft 4 in (5.89 m) Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg) Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg) Fuel capacity: 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × VW Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 60 hp (45 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 126 kn (145 mph ...