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  • Thumbnail for Azimuth thruster
    An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder redundant...
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    In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is either farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is...
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    The Gemini spacesuit is a spacesuit worn by American astronauts for launch, in-flight activities (including EVAs) and landing. It was designed by NASA...
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  • Esso Brussels was a commercial oil tanker built for the Esso Oil company in 1959. She was involved in a collision in 1973 in which thirteen of her crew...
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  • List of aerial tramways (US) or cable cars (Europe) around the world. For gondola lifts, see the List of gondola lifts. For funiculars see List of funicular...
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  • The following is an incomplete list of accidents that occur at a level crossing; in other words, this list only includes railway accidents that occur at-grade...
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    The Stits SA-3A Playboy (also called the Stitts SA-3A Playboy) is a single seat, strut-braced low-wing monoplane that was designed by Ray Stits for amateur...
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  • This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1977. January 10 – Passenger service on Boston and Maine Railroad's Lexington Branch...
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