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Wheels & Tracks was a military history magazine covering the history of military vehicles worldwide and published quarterly in the United Kingdom by After The Battle publication. It was founded by Bart Vanderveen in 1982. When Vanderveen died in 2001, publication ceased. The final issue was issue 75, April 2001.
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The vehicle needed about 15 minutes to switch from wheels to tracks with the aid of a ramp. The KH-50 had 14 mm (0.55 in) of armour at the front and was powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) engine at the rear. The speed was 15 km/h (9.3 mph) on tracks and 35 km/h (22 mph) on wheels.
After the start of the Industrial Revolution it became possible to create railways with iron tracks and wheels, which reduced the friction involved in moving wagons and made longer horse-hauled trains possible. These could move more material over longer distances, allowing the construction of railways from mines and quarries to transshipment ...
An idler wheel, mounted at the rear of the vehicle, was used to control track tension. The front wheels, carried on the rigid front axle, had transversely mounted leaf springs and shock absorbers, the only ones on the vehicle, to dampen impacts. [2] Two different upper bodies were built over the production run of the Sd.Kfz. 11. The "artillery ...
Tracks may be broadly categorized as live or dead track. Dead track is a simple design in which each track plate is connected to the rest with hinge-type pins. These dead tracks will lie flat if placed on the ground; the drive sprocket pulls the track around the wheels with no assistance from the track itself.
Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka (RWF) (also known as Wheel and Axle Plant) is a manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways located in Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka.It produces wheels, axles, and wheel sets for railway wagons, coaches, and locomotives, serving both Indian Railways and international customers.
Road & Track (stylized as R&T) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published 1947. It is owned by Hearst Magazines and is published six times per year. The editorial offices are located in New York, New York .