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  2. Presidential state car (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The first serving president to ride in a car was President William McKinley, who briefly rode in a Stanley Motor Carriage Company steam car on July 13, 1901. [9] According to the United States Secret Service, it was customary for them to follow the presidential horse-and-buggy on foot, but that with the popularization of the automobile, the Secret Service purchased a 1907 White Motor Company ...

  3. List of currently active United States military land vehicles

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    Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...

  4. Litter (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people. Smaller litters may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more carriers, some being enclosed for protection from the elements.

  5. List of largest passenger vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Model Type Length Passengers Year introduced Year discontinued Icon of the Seas: Cruise ship: 364.75 m (1,196.7 ft) [1] 5610 double occupancy, [2] 7600 max. 2023 Wonder of the Seas

  6. Landmaster - Wikipedia

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    The vehicle was steered not by turning the front wheels, but by bending the middle section with hydraulic rams to effect a turn, similar to large construction equipment. The Landmaster's bodywork was made with 3 ⁄ 8 -inch (1 cm) steel plate, which helped it tip the scales at over 10 tons.

  7. PTS (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    PTS stands for Plavayushchij Transportyer - Sryednyj or medium amphibious transport vehicle. Its industrial index was Ob'yekt 65 . Introduced in 1965, [ 1 ] it is large, with a substantial payload of 10 tons, two to four times the capacity of the BAV 485 , and better cross-country performance, at the cost of somewhat higher purchase costs ...

  8. M551 Sheridan - Wikipedia

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    The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General Philip Sheridan, of American Civil War fame. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers.

  9. List of states of matter - Wikipedia

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    Matter organizes into various phases or states of matter depending on its constituents and external factors like pressure and temperature. In common temperatures and pressures, atoms form the three classical states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.