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  2. Ship's wheel - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the steering gear of an 18th- to 19th-century sailing ship [3]: 151 Helm of TS Golden Bear. A ship's wheel is composed of eight cylindrical wooden spokes (though sometimes as few as six or as many as ten or twelve depending on the wheel's size and how much force is needed to turn it.) shaped like balusters and all joined at a central wooden hub or nave (sometimes covered with a ...

  3. Lockheed T2V SeaStar - Wikipedia

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    The only version of the T2V was initially designated T2V-1 when it entered service, but was redesignated T-1A SeaStar under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, the designation under which it would spend the majority of its career. The T-1A was replaced by the North American T-2 Buckeye but remained in service into ...

  4. Water vascular system - Wikipedia

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    The water vascular system is a hydraulic system used by echinoderms, such as sea stars and sea urchins, for locomotion, food and waste transportation, and respiration. [1] The system is composed of canals connecting numerous tube feet. Echinoderms move by alternately contracting muscles that force water into the tube feet, causing them to ...

  5. Helmsman - Wikipedia

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    The bridge of the freighter shown here has two steering stands. This redundancy is a safety measure in case one of the steering mechanisms that control the ship's rudder fails. A helmsman or helm (sometimes driver or steersman) is a person who steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, airship, or spacecraft.

  6. Lug nut - Wikipedia

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    There are four common lug nut types: cone seat; bulge cone seat; under hub cap; spline drive. The lug nut thread type varies between car brands and models. Examples of commonly used metric threads include: [1] [2] M10×1.25 mm; M12 (1.25, 1.5 or 1.75 mm thread pitch, with M12x1.5 mm being the most common [3])

  7. Steering linkage - Wikipedia

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    [1] The steering linkage which connects the steering gearbox to the front wheels consists of a number of rods. These rods are connected with a socket arrangement similar to a ball joint, called a tie rod end, allowing the linkage to move back and forth freely so that the steering effort will not interfere with the vehicles up-and-down motion as ...

  8. Tank steering systems - Wikipedia

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    Tank steering systems allow a tank, or other continuous track vehicle, to turn. Because the tracks cannot be angled relative to the hull (in any operational design), steering must be accomplished by speeding one track up, slowing the other down (or reversing it), or a combination of both.

  9. Rudder - Wikipedia

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    Generally, a rudder is "part of the steering apparatus of a boat or ship that is fastened outside the hull, " denoting all types of oars, paddles, and rudders. [1] More specifically, the steering gear of ancient vessels can be classified into side-rudders and stern-mounted rudders, depending on their location on the ship.