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Wheelchair power add-on devices provide a more functional and less expensive option (versus a motorized wheelchair) for people who still have some ability in pushing a manual wheelchair. Wheelchair power add-on can easily be removed from chair when needed for transport for medical appointments, work, family events, in the family vehicle without ...
The Dornier Seastar is a turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft built largely of composite materials.Developed by Claudius Dornier Jr [] of Germany, it first flew in 1984.. The design is owned by Claudius Jr's son, Conrado, who founded Dornier Seawings AG (now Dornier Seawings) to continue work on the project after two previous firms, Claudius Dornier Aircraft and Dornier Composite Aircraft ...
Front view of the Seastar, showing the interplane cross-bracing. The AAC SeaStar is an amphibious biplane that was produced in kitplane form. The aircraft is built largely of composite materials and features wings that may be easily removed for transport, and a ballistic recovery system in the form of a parachute that can be deployed from the engine nacelle.
The user guide engraved into a model of the Antikythera Mechanism. User guides have been found with ancient devices. One example is the Antikythera Mechanism, [1] a 2,000 year old Greek analogue computer that was found off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera in the year 1900.
Integrated Motor Assist (commonly abbreviated as IMA) is Honda's hybrid car technology, introduced in 1999 on the Insight. It is a specific implementation of a parallel hybrid . It uses an electric motor mounted between the internal combustion engine and transmission to act as a starter motor , power generator, engine balancer, and assist ...
To power the aircraft the Dornier office at Manzell favoured two DB 601B engines, which could generate 1175 PS (1159 hp, 864 kW) for take off. The Jumo 211, Bramo 329 and BMW 139 (forerunner to the BMW 801) were also considered. Whichever power plant was selected, the RLM expected the aircraft to have a maximum speed of 520 kilometres per hour ...
Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering. [1]Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so the driver can provide less effort to turn the steered wheels when driving at typical speeds, and considerably reduce the physical effort necessary to turn the ...
AAC SeaStar 1998 2 seat amphibious biplane, 91 built; Alpaero Exel 1998 motoplaneur monoplane en kit, 9 ex. Sea Storm Z2, 1998 hydravion biplane, 12 built; AAC SeaStar 2002 amphibious 2 seater, 91 built; Ekolot JK 01A Elf 2006 motorglider monoplane; Bagalini Bagaliante circa 2010 motorglider 1 seat; ICON Aircraft A5 2013 2 seat amphibious light ...