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The 4-4-2T is the tank locomotive equivalent of a 4-4-0 American type tender locomotive, but with the frame extended to allow for a fuel bunker behind the cab. This necessitated the addition of a trailing truck to support the additional weight at the rear end of the locomotive. As such, the tank version of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement appeared ...
Airboat. An airboat (also known as a planeboat, swamp boat, bayou boat, or fanboat) is a flat-bottomed watercraft propelled by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine. [a] It is commonly used for fishing, hunting, recreation, and ecotourism. Airboats are a common means of transportation in marshy and/or ...
The Hamming(7,4) code is closely related to the E 7 lattice and, in fact, can be used to construct it, or more precisely, its dual lattice E 7 ∗ (a similar construction for E 7 uses the dual code [7,3,4] 2). In particular, taking the set of all vectors x in Z 7 with x congruent (modulo 2) to a codeword of Hamming(7,4), and rescaling by 1/ √ ...
Swiss classification: 2/3+2/3 For a Mallet locomotive the UIC classification is refined to (1'B)B1' A similar wheel arrangement has been used for Garratt locomotives , but it is referred to as 2-4-0+0-4-2 since both engine units can pivot.
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Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The type is sometimes named Columbia after a Baldwin 2-4-2 locomotive was showcased at the 1893 World's ...
Front of engine to the left. 2-4-4 Mason Bogie locomotive #6 on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad as built in 1886. Lithuanian Tk. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, 2-4-4 is a steam locomotive with two unpowered leading wheels followed by four powered driving wheels and four ...
Boat. A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas. However, some boats (such as whaleboats ...