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  2. Douglas DC-6 - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the DC-6A, the military version was the USAF C-118 Liftmaster; the USN R6D version used the more powerful R-2800-CB-17 engines. These were later used on the commercial DC-6B to allow international flights. [4] The R6D Navy version (in the late 1950s and early 1960s) had Curtiss Electric constant-speed reversing propellers. [citation ...

  3. Chamberlain Group - Wikipedia

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    Chamberlain, LiftMaster, and Craftsman have interchangeable parts, primarily the gear and circuit boards. The greatest difference between the brands is that Chamberlain and Craftsman operate on a square shaped split-rail system, while LiftMaster consists of one single solid piece of inverted t-shaped rail.

  4. Level control valve - Wikipedia

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    A level control valve or altitude control valve is a type of valve that automatically responds to changes in the height of a liquid in some storage system. A common example is the set of ballcocks in a flush toilet , where each stage of the flush cycle is actuated by the emptying or filling of the tank.

  5. Level of Repair Analysis - Wikipedia

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    Spare parts maintained at this level of repair are known as bench stock. Intermediate-level maintenance deployment can vary widely, and is highly dependent on desired operating conditions. In minimal maintenance concepts, there may be minimal or no I-level maintenance, a system known as two-level maintenance (O-level

  6. Scott Air-Pak SCBA - Wikipedia

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    [4] Valve assembly. The valve assembly is the appliance which will make the connection between the cylinder and the hose (which will send the air to a pressure ...

  7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A board foot is a United States and Canadian unit of approximate volume, used for lumber. It is equivalent to 1 inch × 1 foot × 1 foot (144 cu in or 2,360 cm 3). It is also found in the unit of density pounds per board foot. In Australia and New Zealand the terms super foot or superficial foot were formerly used for this unit. The exact ...

  8. Douglas C-133 Cargomaster - Wikipedia

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    Fifty aircraft (35 C-133A and 15 C-133B) were constructed and put into service with the USAF. [4] A single C-133A and a C-133B were built and kept at Douglas Long Beach as "test articles". They had no construction numbers or USAF tail numbers. The C-133 had large tail doors and side doors and a large, open cargo area.

  9. Jackup rig - Wikipedia

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    A jackup oil rig. A jackup rig or a self-elevating unit is a type of mobile platform that consists of a buoyant hull fitted with a number of movable legs, capable of raising its hull over the surface of the sea. The buoyant hull enables transportation of the unit and all attached machinery to a desired location.