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In 1950 Mercury engineers came out with the Super 10 Hurricane, Model KG-7. This motor was based on previous models KE-7 Lightning and KF-7 Super 10 Lightning. Upgrades included redesigned connecting rods, upgraded aluminum clamp and swivel brackets, a new higher RPM magneto, improved porting, an 8 Reed valve cage (as opposed to KE-7 and KF-7's ...
This is a list of both production and concept vehicles of the former Mercury division of Ford Motor Company of the United States and Canada. Production models
The boat is 18 feet (5.5 m) long and are equipped with a Mercury Marine inboard/outboard diesel engine. [16] The ship's namesake is lighthouse keeper James Rankin. He was the lighthouse keeper at the Fort Point light near San Francisco from 1878 until 1919. [17] He is credited with saving the lives of 18 people during his tenure. [18]
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a near-plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. Wheel steering was a factory option. The boat displaces 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) and carries 1,900 lb (862 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the standard keel fitted.
On early Mercury flights, a helicopter attached a cable to the capsule, lifted it from the water and delivered it to a nearby ship. This was changed after the sinking of Liberty Bell 7 . All later Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules had a flotation collar (similar to a rubber life raft) attached to the spacecraft to increase their buoyancy.
The angle of the planets makes Mercury appear smaller—but it’s actually just farther away. (P.S. (P.S. There’s a crude joke in here about size not mattering, but I’m trying not to reach ...