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• Weight distribution
  ...center of pressure]] to avoid losing pitch control. In military transport aircraft, it is common to have a [[loadmaster]] as a part of the crew; their respons In large aircraft and [[ship]]s, multiple [[fuel tank]]s and pumps are often used, so that as
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• Francis Lombardi
  ...win seat light training/touring aircraft used for both the civilian as the military training schools. ...an by building wooden estate-like bodies (using his previous experience of aircraft construction with that same material) fitted to [[Fiat 1100]] chassis.
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• Flying boat
  A '''flying boat''' is an [[aircraft]] that is designed to take off and alight upon [[water]]. Although some arg ...heir use gradually trailed off, with many of the roles taken over by other aircraft types. In the 21st century, flying boats maintain a few niche uses, such as
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• Agusta
  ...n [[1923]], the company first designed, produced and maintained fixed wing aircraft at its plant in Cascina Costa. ...ny got involved in helicopter manufacturing, first licence-building [[Bell Aircraft Corporation|Bell]] helicopters, but later [[Sikorsky]], [[Boeing]] and [[Mc
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• Bubble car
  ..., [[Messerschmitt KR200|KR200]] and [[Messerschmitt TG500|TG500]] even had aircraft-style bubble canopies, giving rise to the term '''bubble car''' to refer to
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• Piaggio P.108
  ...use. Most of the P.108Cs were modified for use as [[military]] [[transport aircraft]] which could accommodate 56 soldiers. ...turrets for self defense were remote-controlled, it proved one of the few military vehicles where the Italian industry froved to be ahead of the German ones,
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• Guardia di Finanza
  ...he Guardia di Finanza maintains over 600 boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft to fulfill its mission of patrolling Italy's [[territorial waters]]. ...s) and contribution ones (maintaining public order and safety and politico-military defense of the borders).
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• List of vehicle speed records
  ==[[Flight airspeed record|Aircraft]]== | [[Rocket-powered aircraft]] || 7,258 km/h (4,510 mph) || [[North American X-15]] || [[Willi
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• Ugo Zagato
  ...nd metalworks employment in [[Köln]] (1905). He returned to serve in the military (1909) and joined car [[coachbuilder]] [[Carrozzeria]] [[Varesina]] in [[Va During [[World War I]] he moved to [[Torino]] and joined the [[Pomilio]] aircraft manufacturer, learning lightweight bodycrafting (1915-1919). He establish
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• Avio
  * [[General Electric GE90|GE90]], subcontracting to [[General Electric Aircraft Engines|General Electric]]. === Military ===
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• Corpo Forestale dello Stato
  ...44 regional commands and a fleet of 22 [[aerial firefighting|fire-fighting aircraft]]. The CFS's emergency number is 1515 which people can call to report fores {{Italian Military}}
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• Cockpit
  ...rols the aircraft. Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small aircraft, and cockpits on large [[airliner]]s are also physically separated from the Cockpit as a term for the pilot's compartment in an [[aircraft]] first appeared in 1914. From about 1935 cockpit also came to be used info
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• Brooklands
  ...first flying school at Brooklands. Hewlett and Blondeau also started their aircraft manufacturing business on site before moving to larger premises at [[Leagra ...kers]] aircraft factories there. From 1944-72 Vickers (and later [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]) also used nearby [[Wisley]] aerodrome which offered a lo
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• Savoia-Marchetti S.73
  ...t the outbreak of [[World War II]], some of these planes were pressed into military transport duty with Italy and Belgium. [[Category:World War II Italian transport aircraft]]
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• X engine
  ...es are from the [[World War II]] era, and were designed for large military aircraft. The following are examples of this engine type:
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• Bremach
  ...nt '''[[Aeronautics Macchi]]''' founded in 1913, that has built over 7.000 aircraft, developed a new [[3-wheel]] compact, reliable delivery vehicle for light w
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• SCAT
  ...Hispano-Suiza) took ownership. The latter used the SCAT factory to produce aircraft engines for some time. After the war Giovanni [[Ceirano]] had formed anothe During the First World War, SCAT was obliged to convert their military to civilian production.
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• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  ...r many years it maintained an aerospace subsidiary, first named [[Goodyear Aircraft Company]] and then after [[World War II]] renamed [[Goodyear Aerospace Corp ...odel T]] with Goodyear tires. A year later Goodyear manufactured its first aircraft tire.
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• Sebring Raceway
  ...lorida]]. The raceway occupies a portion of [[Hendricks Field]], a former military training base and currently an [[Sebring Regional Airport|active airport]] ..., aeronautical engineer [[Alec Ullman]], seeking sites to restore military aircraft for civilian use, saw potential in Hendricks' runways to stage a [[sports c
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• Microcar
  ..., [[Messerschmitt KR200|KR200]] and [[Messerschmitt TG500|TG500]] even had aircraft-style bubble canopies, giving rise to the term '''bubble car''' to refer to
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• Shock absorber
  ...n important part of [[automobile]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]s, [[aircraft]] [[landing gear]], and the supports for many industrial [[machine]]s. Larg ...the necessary maximum, air dashpots will act like hydraulic dashpots. In [[aircraft]] landing gear air dashpots may be combined with hydraulic dampening to red
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• Marina Militare
  ...e ''Italian Navy'') is one of the four branches of the [[Military of Italy|military forces]] of [[Italy]]. It was born in [[1946]], as the Navy of the Italian The shield has a golden crown, that distinguish military vessels from merchant: the crown, "Corona rostrata", was proposed in 1939
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• SPA
  ...he company soon discontinued manufacturing cars in favor of commercial and military vehicles. After the [[World War II]], Fiat resumed car production for a whi During the war, began production lines parallel with the construction of aircraft [[engines]] and commercial vehicles.
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• Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza
  ...rove its capabilities. This change resulted in the formation of [[SISMI]] (military intelligence), [[SISDE]] (civilian intelligence) and a [[police]] [[counter ...ull fledged [[counter-terrorism]] unit, with capabilities of operations on aircraft, trains, buses, embassies, and stadium areas and established good relations
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• Aeronautica Militare
  ...the hostilities, on [[8 May]] [[1945]], opened the gates to the rebirth of military aviation in Italy. ...he AMI, the reborn Italian aviation industry began the develop and produce aircraft of its own like the [[Fiat G91]], [[Aermacchi MB326]], [[Piaggio Aero]] P16
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• Whitney Willard Straight
  ...dore]] Whitney Willard Straight''' ([[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Military Cross |MC]], [[Distinguished Flying Cross (British)|DFC]] [[November 6]], [ ...ran flying clubs. In 1936 he helped develop the [[Miles Whitney Straight]] aircraft. He became a naturalised British citizen that year. On October 18, 1938, th
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• Aquila
  ...owever, saw production shift to commercial vehicles for the military and [[aircraft engines]]. In 1916 Cappa left to go to [[Fiat]], in 1917 the bankers son di
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• Engine
  ...earliest mechanical computing device was called the [[difference engine]]; Military devices such as [[catapult]]s are referred to as ''[[siege engine]]s''. *[[Aircraft engine]]
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• Marine engine
  ...earliest mechanical computing device was called the [[difference engine]]; Military devices such as [[catapult]]s are referred to as ''[[siege engine]]s''. *[[Aircraft engine]]
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• Ceirano GB & C
  ...Automobili Torino) shall be converted to the production of spare parts for military and civilian vehicles. Activity that continued until 1945. During the War, Scat was obliged to convert their military to civilian production.
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• Scooter
  ...laces where inexpensive transportation was in dire need. Constructed using aircraft design and materials it redefined the vehicle type for 35 years. Despite Ve
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• Italian Army
  The Italian [[Military]] is under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided ove ...has direct control of all support and logistics operations in Italy (i.e. military clinics, repair facilities, acquisitions,…), but no direct control of the
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• Diesel engine
  ...y of damaging the engine during initial start-up and running. Some smaller military diesels can be started with an explosive cartridge that provides the extra ===Aircraft, Airship, Hovercraft and Light Engine===
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• Fiat
  ...nelli]]. Fiat has also manufactured [[railroad]] vehicles, [[tanks]] and [[aircraft]]. As of 2009, Fiat is the world's sixth largest carmaker as well as Italy' ...made fighter aircraft, which was one of the most common [[Italy|Italian]] aircraft used along with the [[Savoia-Marchetti]], and also made light tanks and arm
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• Ship
  ...cerns about safety and waste disposal. It has become usual only in large [[aircraft carrier]]s and in [[submarine]]s, where the ability to run submerged for lo A collection of ships for military purposes may compose a [[navy]] or a [[task force]].
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• Rapid
  ...y as 1916, from 65 up to 210 mm), and parts for machine guns, cannons, and aircraft engines. Of course continues in the contemporary construction of trucks, th ...er a great workshop for repairs, for each type and brand of trucks, buses, military vehicles and industrial, and passenger cars.
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• Octopussy
  ...stro), and features him flying a [[Homebuilt aircraft|homebuilt]] microjet aircraft. ...they will be 'rid of Bond too'. Bond has trouble getting into the American military base, and gets into the circus disguised as a [[clown]]. The American guard
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...duce military hardware for the Italian and Allied war efforts. Munitions, aircraft engines and other components, compressors and generators based on the compa ===Aircraft engines===
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• Ceramic
  ...Turbine engines made with ceramics could operate more efficiently, giving aircraft greater range and payload for a set amount of fuel. ...API). Very similar technology is used for armoring of [[cockpit]]s of some military airplanes, because of the low weight of the material.
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• List of James Bond vehicles
  ...cut to the radio-controlled [[scale model]] built by [[John Stears]]. See Aircraft section below. ...5#Modernization|T-55M5]] || [[Russian Army|Russian Reserve Army, Leningrad Military District]] ||
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• The Living Daylights
  ...ates Military Academy|West Point]] for cheating, and had never served as a military officer. The [[Stradivarius]] cello Milovy owns, though bought by Koskov, w ...pulsion, a self-destruct device and a modified radio to tune in to police/military bands.
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• Bandini 750 sport siluro
  ...re) | inch]]³; utililzzato until then, to be used more varied: on vessels, aircraft, even by firemen to Operate large pumps. It is lightweight and compact with ...disputare dozens of races: uphill, on circuits citizens or derived within military airbases but also races most famous and challenging (often six or twelve ho
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• Lambretta
  ...field transport for the [[Paratrooper|Paratroops]] and [[Marines]]. The US military had used them to get around [[Nazi]] defence tactics of [[Battle of Monte C ...es or skirts made riding a motorcycle a challenge. The front fork, like an aircraft's landing gear, allowed for easy wheel changing. The internal mesh transmi
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• GoldenEye
  In the film, "GoldenEye" is the code name of a secret Russian military satellite program, using two nuclear warhead equipped satellites named ''Pe Bond and Simonova go to Cuba to find the satellite dish in a [[light aircraft]] which is shot and crashes in the jungle. Onatopp [[zipline]]s down off a
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• List of James Bond gadgets
  ...g to Pussy Galore's Flying Circus. Goldfinger intended to anaesthetise the military personnel at Fort Knox for 24 hours, yet Pussy Galore replaces the gas with ...that Bond can attach to his utility harness. With the aid of a specialized aircraft (B-17) installed with specialized braces, Bond and Domino are hoisted up in
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...nd aircraft from the United States military do a [[fly-by]]. When multiple aircraft are used, they often execute the [[missing man formation]].
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• Hybrid vehicles
  In 2003 GM introduced a diesel hybrid military (light) truck, equipped with a diesel electric and a fuel cell auxiliary po ...of an all-low-floor design, as well as in all-wheel drive vehicles such as military vehicles (up to 8x8) where it simplifies mechanical design.
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