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The EMD DDA40X is a 6,600 hp (4,943 kW) D-D locomotive, built by EMD from 1969 to 1971 exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad. [1] It is the most powerful diesel–electric locomotive model ever built on a single frame, having two 16-645E3A diesel prime movers. [2]
One of the most powerful electric locomotives ever built, it also is the most powerful (short term) single-frame locomotive ever built (currently [when?] its maximum short term power is limited to 9,000 kilowatts (12,069 hp) [8]); It has immense short term power with a tractive effort of 312 kN up to a speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). DB Class 151
Single-phase motors may have taps to allow their use on either 208-volt or 240-volt supply. A single-phase load may be powered directly from a three-phase distribution transformer in two ways: by connection between one phase and neutral or by connection between two phases. These two give different voltages from a given supply.
The F-1 engine is the most powerful single-nozzle liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown. The M-1 rocket engine was designed to have more thrust, but it was only tested at the component level. The later developed RD-170 is much more stable, technologically more advanced , more efficient and produces more thrust, but uses four nozzles fed by a ...
The Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt produced a maximum of 3.5 hp (2.6 kW) 0.89 seconds into his 9.58 second 100-metre (109.4 yd) sprint world record in 2009. [14] [failed verification] In 2023 a group of engineers modified a dynamometer to be able to measure how much power a horse can produce. This horse was measured to 5.7 hp (4.3 kW). [15]
At least four people were killed and 35 injured by an EF4 tornado that plowed through the center of Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday. Peak winds of 185 mph were estimated by the National Weather ...
It's well known as one of the strongest tornadoes to ever be recorded in history," Timmer said. On June 24, 2003, an F4 tornado destroyed the community of Manchester, South Dakota , touching down ...