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• Savoia-Marchetti S.55
  ...alled a "'''[[Balbo]]'''". The aircraft went on to serve the [[Italian Air Force]] and the [[Luftwaffe]] in [[World War II]] as a long range [[bomber]] and
  3 KB (368 words) - 08:04, 4 August 2009
• Dynamic brake
  ...estimates that dynamic braking provides between 50% to 70% of the braking force during blended braking.
  4 KB (648 words) - 21:47, 26 September 2009
• Volpini
  ...g triangles, telescopic shocks-absorber and coaxial cylindrical motivating force. Rear suspension to inferior oscillating trapezes, advanced cross-sectional ...inal struts, telescopic shocks-absorber and coaxial cylindrical motivating force. Motor front Fiat 1,200. Bore 68mm, run 75mm. Piston displacement 1,089 cm3
  6 KB (758 words) - 20:07, 16 February 2015
• Georges Boillot
  ...the outbreak of [[World War I]], Georges Boillot joined the new French Air Force. He lost his life on April 21, 1916 when his plane was shot down in a dogfi
  3 KB (425 words) - 11:09, 15 June 2009
• Cabi-Cattaneo
  ...World War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force aircraft. He also developed and manufactured the engines for the celebrated ...ine was used on the Atlantic flights in 1931 and 1933 when the Italian Air Force was planning air routes to the Americas.
  4 KB (623 words) - 22:41, 11 June 2013
• Mid-engine design
  ...ld, which can then be used in a frontal collision to spread out the impact force over time. ...the back of the seats. It makes it easier for the suspension to absorb the force of bumps so the riders feel a smoother ride. But in sports cars this benef
  6 KB (975 words) - 14:43, 24 September 2009
• Cornering Brake Control
  ...ansion of the [[anti-lock braking system]], designed to distribute braking force during emergency braking whilst cornering. CBC interacts with ABS to counte
  2 KB (241 words) - 23:12, 15 November 2009
• Four stroke cycle
  ...ine relies entirely on the piston's motion to draw in fuel and air, and to force out the exhaust gasses. As the piston descends on the intake (inlet) stroke ...rce is lost through the exhaust port that could be driving the piston, the force that the piston must exert on the gasses to exhaust them from the cylinder
  12 KB (1,944 words) - 22:56, 14 June 2009
• Camber angle
  ...es through the vertical plane of the tire, rather than through a [[shear]] force across it. On the other hand, for maximum straight-line acceleration, obvio
  3 KB (491 words) - 10:10, 2 August 2009
• Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
  * On a long train the brake force during a brake application was not consistent along the length of the train ...ol valve set the rate of change of brake force, not the level of the brake force).
  7 KB (1,061 words) - 09:12, 7 October 2009
• Connecting rod
  ...t can be seen that longer con rods will reduce the amount of this sideways force, and therefore lead to longer engine life. However, for a given engine bloc
  7 KB (1,108 words) - 06:53, 18 April 2009
• Benelli M4 Super 90
  |Trigger force || 5.5 to 7.28 lbf (24 to 32 N) ...s]] and is planned for distribution to the [[U. S. Army]], the [[U. S. Air Force]], the [[U. S. Navy]], and the [[United States Coast Guard|U. S. Coast Guar
  7 KB (965 words) - 22:32, 22 September 2009
• Carabinieri
  ...The full official title of the force is '''''Arma dei Carabinieri''''' (''Force of Carabinieri''). ...y|Army]], [[Marina Militare|Navy]] and [[Aeronautica Militare Italiana|Air Force]]), thus ending their long standing as the first corps (''Arma'') of the Ar
  14 KB (1,953 words) - 17:55, 28 February 2009
• Guardia di Finanza
  ...ˈgwardja di fiˈnantsa/}}) is an [[Italian police|Italian military police]] force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. It is a part of ...orps’ configuration as a military structure, enhanced its role as a police force having general competence on all economic, financial and judicial matters f
  6 KB (914 words) - 10:25, 14 June 2009
• Shock absorber
  ...ndency for otherwise [[Elasticity|elastic]] materials to rebound with less force than was required to deform them. Simple vehicles with no separate shock a ...easily rebuilt with simple hand tools. A disadvantage is that the damping force tends not to increase with the speed of the vertical motion.
  9 KB (1,376 words) - 22:53, 15 August 2009
• Gasket
  ...w#Bolt|bolts]] exerting compression well into the 14 [[MPa]] (2000 [[pound-force per square inch|psi]]) range or higher. Generally speaking, there are sever
  2 KB (289 words) - 11:07, 8 October 2009
• Coil spring
  ...tore energy and subsequently release it, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between contacting surfaces. They are made of an [[elastic]] material form
  2 KB (330 words) - 17:24, 12 March 2010
• Piston
  ...either to change the [[volume]] enclosed by the cylinder, or to exert a [[force]] on a [[fluid]] inside the cylinder.
  2 KB (354 words) - 08:11, 8 October 2009
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
  ...oth the [[Italian Social Republic]] and the [[co-belligerent]] Italian air force.
  3 KB (469 words) - 10:24, 14 June 2009
• Open wheel
  ...of the tire is moving at double the speed of the car, and aerodynamic drag force varies with the [[Square_number|square]] of the speed). The visibility of t
  3 KB (496 words) - 09:28, 14 June 2009

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