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Remote starter. A remote starter is a radio controlled device, which is installed in a vehicle by the factory or an aftermarket installer to preheat or cool the vehicle before the owner gets into it. [ 1] Once activated, by pushing a button on a special key chain remote, it starts the vehicle automatically for a predetermined time.
The first German jet engines built during the Second World War used a mechanical APU starting system designed by the German engineer Norbert Riedel.It consisted of a 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) two-stroke flat engine, which for the Junkers Jumo 004 design was hidden in the intake diverter, essentially functioning as a pioneering example of an auxiliary power unit for starting a jet engine.
The BMW 801 was a powerful German 41.8-litre (2,550 cu in) air-cooled 14-cylinder- radial aircraft engine built by BMW and used in a number of German Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II. Production versions of the twin-row engine generated between 1,560 and 2,000 PS (1,540–1,970 hp, or 1,150–1,470 kW ). It was the most produced radial engine ...
22 countries. Area. 3,697,779.6 km 2 (1,427,720.7 sq mi) Population. 382,234,470. European Sky Shield Initiative ( ESSI) is a project to build a ground-based integrated European air defence system which includes anti-ballistic missile capability. [ 1] As of July 2024, 22 European states participate in the initiative. [ 2][ 3]
Iron Beam ( Hebrew: קֶרֶן בַּרְזֶל, keren barzel ), officially מגן אור, magen or, Shield of Light is a directed-energy weapon air defense system unveiled at the Singapore Airshow on February 11, 2014 [ 1] by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. [ 2] The system is designed to destroy short-range rockets ...
Pillar 2 - Gun, turret and ammunition (French-German lead). In a first step, different national cannon systems are to be developed and one system selected following comparative trials. Pillar 3 - Secondary armament with, for example, guided missiles (French lead) Pillar 4 - Communication, command and deployment system (French-German lead)
History of BMW. The official founding date of the German motor vehicle manufacturer BMW is 7 March 1916, when an aircraft producer called Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik) was established. [ 1][ 2] This company was renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in 1922. However, the BMW name dates back to 1917, when Rapp ...
The Magneto Inductive Remote Activation Munition System (MI-RAMS) is a variant of the Remote Munition System (RAMS) that uses electromagnetic induction to control electronic equipment, including demolition charges, munitions, and active barriers. [1] The handheld MI-RAMS receiver consists of a box-shaped device with a fixed bulkhead-style ...