Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels. The FAA defines a powered parachute as a powered aircraft comprised of a flexible or semi-rigid wing connected to a fuselage so that the wing is not in position for flight ...
As its name implies, the Spirit 103 was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg). The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 205 lb (93 kg).
When the M422 debuted, it coincided with the adoption of helicopters like the Bell UH-1 "Huey" with much more carrying capacity than the Marine Corps' Sikorsky HRS with its 2,650-pound (1,202 kg) cargo limit (including crew and fuel), for which the M422 had been developed. [4] Except for parachute airdrops, the vehicle became obsolete.
M970's were used to assist in loading the bladders for the Tactical Airfield Fuel Dispensing Systems (TAFDS) in the field as well. Part of the TAFDS, the fuel bladders. The M969/M969A1 is a self loading and unloading tank semi-trailer designed to carry and dispense fuel to other vehicles at Forward Arming and Refueling Points.
Lockheed Martin with its High Versatility Tactical Vehicle. [10] In March 2015, the Army changed the name of the ULCV to the Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV). This created confusion, as the name is the same as the USSOCOM Humvee-based Ground Mobility Vehicle, and its replacement, the M1288 GMV 1.1, a vehicle also based on the Flyer 72.
The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General Philip Sheridan, of American Civil War fame. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers.
M67A1 tank, combat, full-tracked, flamethrower, fuel capacity 378 gal (1961) M67A2 tank, combat, full-tracked, flamethrower (M48A3 chassis) M70 reserved for German/American MBT-70; M74 tank recovery vehicle, medium, full tracked (M4A3E8 chassis) (1952) M75 (APC), medium, full-tracked; M76 Otter carrier, cargo, amphibious, full-tracked, 1 1 ...
Buckeye two-place model powered parachute in flight The Buckeye Dream Machine is an American powered parachute that was designed and produced by Buckeye Industries , introduced in 1985. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft, as a kit, in the form of plans for amateur ...