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  2. Chrysler Air-Raid Siren - Wikipedia

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    They are 12 feet (3.7 m) long, built atop a quarter section of a Dodge truck chassis rail, and weigh an estimated 3 short tons (2.7 t). Its six horns are each 3 feet (91 cm) long. The siren has an output of 138 dB(C) (30,000 watts), and can be heard as far as 25 miles (40 km) away.

  3. Vehicle horn - Wikipedia

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    A horn grille is a part of some designs of car or other motor vehicle that has an electric horn, such as a motor scooter. Larger, louder air horns, as found on trucks (lorries) and buses, are driven by air compressors, or supplied by reservoirs charged to operate their air brakes. The compressor forces air past a diaphragm in the horn's throat ...

  4. Air horn - Wikipedia

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    An air horn is a pneumatic device designed to create an extremely loud noise for signaling purposes. It usually consists of a source which produces compressed air, which passes into a horn through a reed or diaphragm. The stream of air causes the reed or diaphragm to vibrate, creating sound waves, then the horn amplifies the sound making it louder.

  5. Q2B - Wikipedia

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    This Q2B or "Q-siren" is mounted on a Pierce Platform Aerial Fire Truck owned by the City of Bellingham, WA. The Q2B siren (" Q-siren ") [ 1 ] is an electromechanical siren that is produced by the Federal Signal Corporation and is most recognizable for its sound, which is trademarked , and the look of the siren.

  6. Train horn - Wikipedia

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    A train horn is an air horn used as an audible warning device on diesel and electric-powered trains. Its primary purpose is to alert persons and animals to an oncoming train, especially when approaching a level crossing. They are often extremely loud, allowing them to be heard from great distances.

  7. 12 horns and a spiky crown: A new dinosaur so unusual ... - AOL

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    At more than 20 feet long and weighing 5 tons, this hulking herbivore had a pair of 2 footlong blade-shaped horns on its majestic, frill-shaped head. It also had two more 16-inch horns above its ...

  8. Horn loudspeaker - Wikipedia

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    A horn loudspeaker is a loudspeaker or loudspeaker element which uses an acoustic horn to increase the overall efficiency of the driving element(s). A common form (right) consists of a compression driver which produces sound waves with a small metal diaphragm vibrated by an electromagnet, attached to a horn, a flaring duct to conduct the sound waves to the open air.

  9. Thunderbolt (siren) - Wikipedia

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    The Thunderbolt siren was developed between 1952 and 1990. It was the first "supercharged" siren, which uses a blower to force air into the rotor, greatly increasing the siren's volume.