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2. Semi-trailer aerodynamic device - Wikipedia

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   Trailer skirts comprise a pair of panels affixed to the lower side edges of a trailer, running most of the length of the trailer and filling the gap between the forward and rear axles. Trailer skirts are typically constructed of aluminum , plastic , or fiberglass , with plastic the most resistant to damage from side or bottom impacts. [ 2 ]

3. Fender (boating) - Wikipedia

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   In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1] Fenders, used on all types of vessels, from cargo ships to cruise ships, ferries and personal yachts, prevent

4. Paper composite panels - Wikipedia

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   Paper composite panels are a phenolic resin/cellulose composite material made from partially recycled paper and phenolic resin.Multiple layers of paper are soaked in phenolic resin, then molded and baked into net shape in a heated form or press.

5. Trailer (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Full trailer with steered axle. A full trailer is a term used in the United States and New Zealand [5] for a freight trailer supported by front and rear axles and pulled by a drawbar. In Europe this is known as an A-frame drawbar trailer, and in Australia it is known as a dog trailer. Commercial freight trailers are produced to length and width ...

6. Fender skirts - Wikipedia

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   Fender skirts remained a feature for some time longer on a few cars, particularly full-size American luxury cars. By the 1970s, fender skirts began to disappear from mass-market automobiles. Fender skirts were often paired with whitewall tires. The extent of the skirt also varied; before the 1950s, it was common for all but the very bottom of ...

7. Fibre-reinforced plastic - Wikipedia

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   The Ford prototype of 1941 could have been the first plastic car, but there is some uncertainty around the materials used as it was destroyed shortly afterwards. [9] [10] The first fibre-reinforced plastic plane was either the Fairchild F-46, first flown on 12 May 1937, or the Californian built Bennett Plastic Plane. [11]