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  2. Semi-trailer aerodynamic device - Wikipedia

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    Semi-trailer aerodynamic devices are devices affixed to semi-trailers, for the purpose of reducing aerodynamic drag caused by air turbulence. The two major types of device in use are trailer skirts (or side skirts ), affixed to the underside of trailers, and trailer tails (or boat tails , or rear fairings ), affixed to the rear.

  3. Roll-on/roll-off - Wikipedia

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    Roll-on/Roll-off car carrying ship being boarded by articulated haulers at the Port of Baltimore RoRo ports and inland waterways of the United States. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...

  4. Spinner (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    A fan from a Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan engine, with its spinner visible at the centre of the fan blades.. The first spinners were fitted to aircraft in the early 1910s, originally to reduce drag caused by the large-diameter rotary engines of that era, and also were prominent on World War I-era aircraft, like the Morane-Saulnier N French monoplane fighter, and for the Central Powers, Robert ...

  5. Wind-assisted propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Wind-assisted propulsion is the practice of decreasing the fuel consumption of a merchant vessel through the use of sails or some other wind capture device. Sails used to be the primary means of propelling ships , but with the advent of the steam engine and the diesel engine , sails came to be used for recreational sailing only.

  6. Blended wing body - Wikipedia

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    A rendering of the US Air Force blended wing body aircraft project. A blended wing body (BWB), also known as blended body, hybrid wing body (HWB) or a lifting aerofoil fuselage, [1] is a fixed-wing aircraft having no clear dividing line between the wings and the main body of the craft. [2]

  7. Vintage cars are 'a compelling market' amid recessionary ...

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    For Bring a Trailer co-founder and president Randy Nonneberg, he’s just meeting his customers where they want to be, and with overall sales this year already crossing past $1 billion and blowing ...

  8. What's with all the wind? These pros know - AOL

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    Apr. 5—In a world of wild and whipsawing weather, Francis Tarasiewicz is a professional wind watcher. It's an all-consuming passion on New Hampshire's tallest peak. As a weather observer and ...

  9. In New Fire Country Trailer, Pros Teach Cons How to Battle a ...

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    The heat is on a select group of convicts, in the new trailer for CBS’ Fire Country (premiering Friday, Oct. 7 at 9/8c). Inspired by series lead Max Thieriot’s experiences growing up in ...