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Turbine cars were deemed illegal before the following year's race, so Lotus chief Colin Chapman developed the car for use in Formula One and an updated 56B competed in half a dozen Formula One races in 1971.
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Turbine and cars
Chrysler built fifty Chrysler Turbine Cars in 1963 and conducted the only consumer trial of gas turbine-powered cars.
Toyota demonstrated several gas turbine powered concept cars such as the Century gas turbine hybrid in 1975, the Sports 800 Gas Turbine Hybrid in 1979 and the GTV in 1985.
The two-speed Super Turbine 300 ( shared with the intermediate-sized cars ) was available with the standard two-barrel 300 V8 while the three-speed Super Turbine 400 ( shared with other big Buicks and Rivieras ) was standard with the 300 four-barrel and optional with the standard engine as well as the 401 in the Estate Wagon.
The Chrysler Turbine Car was the first and only consumer test ever conducted of gas turbine-powered cars.
Turbine and were
This used acoustic transducers placed at strategic locations on the cabling of the Millennium Bridge and the signals from those transducers were amplified and dynamically distributed throughout the Turbine Hall of the Tate by a programme which Fontana entered into the sound diffusion engine of the Richmond Sound Design AudioBox.
Both games were developed by Turbine Entertainment Software and originally published by Microsoft, until Turbine purchased the Asheron's Call franchise in December 2003.
The Jetstar 88 used the smaller 330 V8 and Jetaway ( Super Turbine 300 ) two-speed automatic transmission in place of the 394-cubic-inch V8 and Hydra-Matic found in other Oldsmobiles, and 9. 5-inch ( 241. 3 mm ) drum brakes which were less effective than the drums found on other full-sized Olds models.
This was replaced with an igniter design from the National Gas Turbine Establishment and the problems were quickly sorted out.
Transmission choices were a ' three on the tree ' manual transmission, a floor shift Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed manual, or a two-speed Turbine Drive automatic.
Turbine water wheels also were used to supply power, but these were inefficient in converting the kinetic energy of mountain streams to horsepower.
The two-speed Super Turbine 300 transmission ( driving a 3. 23: 1 rear axle gear, designed for highway cruising ) and bench seat interior were again the only choices.
Replacing the old Dynaflow-based two-speed automatic transmission were two new Super Turbine automatics.
Drivetrains were unchanged from 1964 with the 250-horsepower two-barrel carbureted 300-cubic-inch V8 the standard powerplant on all models with a standard three-speed manual transmission or optional four-speed manual or two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic.
Powertrains were unchanged from 1968 with the 230-horsepower 350 two-barrel V8 standard and available with a three-speed manual transmission or the two-speed Super Turbine 300 automatic while the LeSabre " 400 " package once again included a 280-horsepower 350 four-barrel engine and three-speed Super Turbine 400 automatic.
As a result, Turbine revised its approach to expansion in the Update following in November: all players could now visit expansion regions, but those playing for free were still barred from most of its content until said purchase was made.
Siemens announced in September 2009 that Gas Turbine packaging operations were to move abroad with the Lincoln site becoming ' feeder ' plant.
Turbine generators were supplied by Stal-Laval.
This decision would pay off: Turbine were unbeaten in their last 13 matches and clinched the third place.
The Turbine-Adler ( Turbine Eagles ) were founded on December 4, 2004.
When both were used, it was called the Turbine Combo.
The third EP that was released by Coheed and Cambria under the name Shabutie, it features five songs, three of which were also recorded for The Second Stage Turbine Blade in 2002.
Chrysler Turbine Cars were automobiles powered by gas turbine engines that the Chrysler Corporation made from 1962-1964.
Bodies for the Chrysler Turbine were made by Ghia in Turin, Italy, with final assembly taking place in a small plant in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Turbine Car also featured a fully stainless steel exhaust system, the exits of which were flat in cross section.
A total of 50 " production " Turbine Cars were built between October 1963 and October 1964, plus five prototypes ( three of which differed in roof / paint schemes ).
Turbine and before
The V8 returned as the standard Riviera engine and the Super Turbine 400 transmission now had a variable pitch torque converter like the old Twin Turbine Dynaflow had two years before.
" TS ", sometimes found in first position before a merchant ship's prefix, denotes that it is a Turbine Steamer.
After a 3 – 1 win over Duisburg, Turbine had a one point lead over Frankfurt before the last match.
Turbine and following
He began writing Wadzeks Kampf mit der Dampfturbine ( Wadzek's Struggle with the Steam Turbine ) the following year, completing it by December 1914 although it was not published until 1918.
GT3, meaning Gas Turbine number 3 ( following 18000 and 18100 as gas turbines 1 and 2 ), was a prototype mainline gas turbine locomotive built in 1961 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows to demonstrate its wares to British Railways.
Turbine and year's
In April 2003, Macalester was able to install a 10 kW Urban Wind Turbine on-campus thanks to that year's senior class gift donating the installation cost and Xcel Energy donating the tower and turbine.
Turbine and so
Turbine selection is based mostly on the available water head, and less so on the available flow rate.
A single hydraulically dampened arm was mounted on the firewall for the steering. The front suspension was designed to allow as much width for the engine compartment as possible so that Rover's Gas Turbine engine could be fitted.
Turbine and Colin
* The WR-21 Intercooled Recuperated Gas Turbine Engine – Integration Into Future Warships, by Commander Colin R English Royal Navy
Turbine and developed
He designed consumer products, standardized parts, created clean-lined designs for the company's graphics, developed a consistent corporate identity, built the modernist landmark AEG Turbine Factory, and made full use of newly developed materials such as poured concrete and exposed steel.
The Brown-Curtis turbine which had been originally developed and patented by the U. S. company International Curtis Marine Turbine Company was developed in the 1900s in conjunction with John Brown & Company.
Asheron's Call ( AC ) is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs developed and published by Turbine Entertainment.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar was developed by Turbine.
It was developed jointly by Buick and Chevrolet to replace the two-speed Super Turbine 300 and aluminium-case Powerglide transmissions.
Turbine and car
Some would suggest that the THM350 ( or Turbo 350 as called by drag racers and car enthusiasts ) was based on the earlier Buick Super Turbine 300 — some components interchange between the two.
Engine compartment of a Chrysler 1963 Turbine car
One Turbine car is on display at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and it will be part of the exhibition Driving America, opening in early 2012.
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