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...200px|Airbrake on a British [[Blackburn Buccaneer|Buccaneer]] naval strike aircraft]] ...''air brakes''' are a type of [[flight controls|flight control]] used on [[aircraft]] to reduce speed during landing.

...e)|shredders]]. Hydraulic systems are very common in [[aircraft]] [[Flight controls|flight control systems]]. == Aircraft hydraulic systems ==

...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 ...tion in a [[Royal Navy]] ship, and later the location of the ship's rudder controls.

...both an engine and a transmission, is an [[electronic control unit]] which controls various aspects of an [[internal combustion engine]]'s operation. The most Some engines have [[Variable Valve Timing]]. In such an engine, the ECU controls the time in the engine cycle at which the valves open. The valves are usua

...ts [[algorithm]]s and look-up calibration tables stored in the ECM/ECU, it controls the amount of fuel and its timing (the "start of injection") through electr ...and a plunger driven by a [[solenoid]]. Driven by a computer (which also controls the amount of fuel to the pump), the valves, rather than pump timing, contr

...Scooters increasingly have four stroke engines to meet stricter emissions controls. Trends world-wide have seen new variations on the classic scooter. A commo ...laces where inexpensive transportation was in dire need. Constructed using aircraft design and materials it redefined the vehicle type for 35 years. Despite Ve

...machine usually has a seat that can swivel to the rear to face the [[hoe]] controls. Removable [[hoe (equipment)|backhoe]] attachments almost always have a sep In [[aircraft]], a ''[[tractor configuration]]'' refers to the [[propeller]]s being in fr

...le]] or accelerator does not control the flow of liquid fuel. Instead, it controls the amount of air that enters the carburetor. Faster flows of air and more ...rotated so that it (almost) completely blocks the flow of air. This valve controls the flow of air through the carburetor throat and thus the quantity of air/

; Nerve Gas Canisters : Outfitted to aircraft belonging to Pussy Galore's Flying Circus. Goldfinger intended to anaesthet ...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

A '''hydrogen vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]] or [[aircraft]], which uses [[hydrogen]] as its primary source of [[power (physics)|power ...requires a number of modifications to existing engine air/fuel and timing controls. The [http://www.clean-air.org American Hydrogen Associations] has been dem

...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

...Airport]], expanded in 2004 by extending the runway to accommodate larger aircraft: it's the 5th-busiest Italian airport for passenger traffic (about 3,6 mill Nowadays, the University of Bologna controls 23 faculties: Agricultural sciences; Industrial Chemistry; Economics; Pharm

...e shuttle]] is stolen while in transport on the top of a [[Shuttle Carrier Aircraft]] (a modified [[Boeing 747]]), James Bond is sent by M to investigate. The ...od God, what's Bond doing?" Q, who is not looking at the screen but at the controls, responds "I think he's attempting re-entry sir."

In 1949 SAAB incorporated aircraft safety thinking into automobiles making the [[Saab 92]] the first productio [[Child safety lock]]s and driver-controlled [[power window]] lockout controls prevent children from opening doors and windows from inside the vehicle.

...ission and subjective performance have steadily improved as modern digital controls came, which is why EFI systems have replaced [[carburetors]] in the marketp ...]]s since the mid 1920s. The concept was adapted for use in petrol-powered aircraft during [[World War II]], and direct injection was employed in some notable

...y, at the last minute, joins Bond in the airplane take off and assumes the controls while Bond leaves to defuse his bomb. Necros, however, has stowed away on b *[[Hawker-Siddeley Harrier|Harrier]] — This [[V/STOL]] aircraft evacuates Koskov after his defection to the west.

...rastically reduces their efficiency. This is not prohibitive for a ship or aircraft that is mostly operated at very constant power output, or for a power plant * More complex controls — the driver of a Stanley Steamer had to keep a close eye on several pres

...mber adjacent to the central section, a control room houses fan mechanism controls and the measuring instruments. Outside of the chamber is a large dial "Sca ...military Moto Guzzi escort '''Eldorado''': The convoy is buzzed by a light aircraft and the bikes go down.