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The first two Beaver Tail cars, the Nokomis and Wenonah, entered service on the original Hiawatha in 1935. On the re-equipping of the Hiawatha in 1936 they moved to the North Woods Hiawatha, and then finally to the Chippewa-Hiawatha in 1938. The Milwaukee Road removed the Beaver Tails in September 1951; the two cars were converted to storage ...
Famous sarcastic descriptions of the Edsel and its famous grille include that it looked like "a Mercury pushing a toilet seat" or "an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon". The tail lamps were also criticized as looking like "ingrowing toenails". [28] Contrary to popular belief, the controversial design of the grille was not the main reason for its failure.
Long-tail boats in Poda island, Krabi, Thailand. The long-tail boat ( Thai : เรือหางยาว , RTGS : ruea hang yao , [ 1 ] pronounced [rɯ̄ːa̯ hǎːŋ jāːw] ) is a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia that uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and maintainable powerplant. [ 2 ]
Calochortus coeruleus, beavertail grass; Beavertail State Park, in Rhode Island, U.S. Beavertail Hill State Park, in Montana, U.S. Beavertail, a type of flatbed truck tow truck; Beaver Tail (railcar), built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 1934–1938; Beaver-tail, an observation car on The Coronation British passenger ...
The long tailpipe has been the target of criticism, ranging from claims that many estimates are methodologically flawed to estimates that state that electricity generation in the United States will become less carbon-intensive over time. [20] Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk published his own criticism of the long tailpipe. [21]
A foot-launched powered hang glider. A foot-launched powered hang glider (FLPHG), also called powered harness, nanolight, or hangmotor, is a powered hang glider harness with a motor and propeller often in pusher configuration, although some can be found in tractor configuration.
Outboard motor shaft lengths are standardized to fit 15-, 20- and 25-inch (38-, 51- and 64-centimeter) transoms. If the shaft is too long it will extend farther into the water than necessary creating drag, which will impair performance and fuel economy. If the shaft is too short, the motor will be prone to ventilation.
The Auburn Automobile Company grew out of the Eckhart Carriage Company, founded in Auburn, Indiana, in 1874 by Charles Eckhart (1841–1915). [1] Eckhart's sons, Frank and Morris, experimented making automobiles before entering the business in earnest, absorbing two other local carmakers and moving into a larger plant in 1909.