steering axis
101gyroscope — gyroscopic /juy reuh skop ik/, adj. gyroscopically, adv. /juy reuh skohp /, n. an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute… …
102rack and pinion — Mach., Auto. See under rack1 (def. 5a). * * * Mechanical device consisting of a bar of rectangular cross section (the rack), having teeth on one side that mesh with teeth on a small gear (the pinion). If the pinion rotates about a fixed axis, the …
103Matilda II — Matilda tank redirects here. For the earlier Infantry Tank, see Matilda I (tank). This article is about the tank. For the person, see Matilda II of Boulogne. Infantry Tank Mark II …
104wheel — [[t](h)wil, wil[/t]] n. 1) a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery 2) any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an… …
105wheel — /wil / (say weel) noun 1. a circular frame or solid disc arranged to turn on an axis, as in vehicles, machinery, etc. 2. any instrument, machine, apparatus, etc., shaped like this, or having such a frame or disc as an essential feature: a potter… …
106wheel — [hwēl, wēl] n. [ME whele < OE hweol, earlier hweogol < IE * kwekwlo , wheel (> Gr kyklos, a circle) < base * kwel , to turn, be around, dwell > Gr telos, turning point, end, polos, axis, L colere, to till, dwell, Ger hals, neck] 1 …
107Bicycle — For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). A mountain bike, a popular multi use bicycle. A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human powered, pedal driven, single track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one… …
108Panther tank — Infobox Weapon name= Panther Ausf. A caption= Panther Ausf. A painted in one of many camouflage patterns origin= Nazi Germany type= Medium tank is vehicle=yes service= 1943 1945 (Nazi Germany) used by=Nazi Germany France wars= World War II… …
109S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 — was an ill fated effort to reach the North Pole in which all three expedition members perished. S. A. Andrée (1854 ndash;97), [Andrée, christened Salomon August, invariably went by his initials as an adult.] the first Swedish balloonist, proposed …
110Directional stability — is stability of a moving body or vehicle about an axis which is perpendicular to its direction of motion. Stability of a vehicle concerns itself with the tendency of a vehicle to return to its original direction in relation to the oncoming medium …