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  2. Lift-on/lift-off - Wikipedia

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    However lift-on/lift-off vessels can load and unload their own cargo unassisted. Lift-on/lift-off vessels can operate out of docks with no dockside cargo handling equipment. "In May 2010 the Office of Naval Research (ONR) conducted a ... at-sea demonstration of their Large Vessel Interface Lift-on/Lift-off (LVI Lo/Lo) crane system in sea state ...

  3. Sidelifter - Wikipedia

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    Travelling by road. The sidelifter loads and unloads containers via a pair of hydraulic powered cranes mounted at each end of the vehicle chassis.The cranes are designed to lift containers from the ground, from other vehicles including rolling stock, from railway wagons and directly from stacks on docks or aboard container ships.

  4. Buzzman L'il Buzzard - Wikipedia

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    Data from Cliche and L'il Hustler General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) Wing area: 172 sq ft (16.0 m 2) Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg) Gross weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg) in the Canadian basic ultralight category, 1500 lbs in the amateur-built category. Fuel capacity: 10 US gallons (38 litres) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 582 ...

  5. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [1] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts, and can also include smaller accessories such as chains ...

  6. Little Joe (Baltimore and Ohio locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Nicknamed "Little Joe" by railroad workers, they became famous to several generations of model railroad enthusiasts through construction of N, HO, S & O scale models of the "Dockside" switcher. Arguably one of the best known of all steam locomotive models for half a century, versions of the C-16 have been offered by Varney, Rivarossi , Gem ...

  7. Manning, Maxwell and Moore - Wikipedia

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  8. Liberty Lifter - Wikipedia

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    DARPA launched the project in mid-2022, wanting a plane that could lift large, heavy loads by skimming the water in ground effect, and capable of operating at mid-altitudes of up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Utilizing the ground effect, flying at an altitude equal to 5% of the wingspan can deliver 2.3 times more efficient flight performance.

  9. Tail lift - Wikipedia

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    A hydraulic cantilever tail lift on the back of a truck Four stages of deployment on an ambulance tail lift Control for a tail lift. A tail lift (term used in the UK, also called a "liftgate" in North America) is a mechanical device permanently installed on the rear of a work truck, van, or lorry, and is designed to facilitate the handling of goods from ground level or a loading dock to the ...