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Ballast (car racing) (146 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Ballast weights may be added to a race car to alter its performance. In most racing series, cars have a minimum weight. Often, the actual weight of the

Sky anchor (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

balloon is filled with air, and pressurized to provide the desired ballast weight. In a passive sky anchor, the superpressure balloon is sealed, while

Diving shot (2,497 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

descending line (US Navy), is an item of diving equipment consisting of a ballast weight (the shot), a line and a buoy. The weight is dropped on the dive site

Montego 19 (679 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

judging by her notably higher 'bare' weight compared to comps when ballast weight is subtracted. That could make her less subject to damage, say, in a

Seafarer 24 (634 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the same ballast and displacement as the fixed keel design, but with ballast weight centered higher up: the board has only 207 lbs. of lead, which makes

Halcyon 23 (736 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

offered as standard are impressive, especially the inboard engine. The ballast weight is shown here as 1,100 pounds, but 900 of these are mostly in a bulb

Edokko-1 (1,129 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

batteries, a weight-release device and a ballast weight. Dive 1 meter per second by its own weight and the ballast weight after being released from a mother

Diving weighting system (7,703 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

A diving weighting system is ballast weight added to a diver or diving equipment to counteract excess buoyancy. They may be used by divers or on equipment

Clipper 21 (684 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in the cabin. A relatively narrow beam combined with below-average ballast weight will make her tender relative to her comp[etitor]s. On the deck just

Montgomery 17 (1,333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which was a help in launching. The drop[swing] keel doesn't have the ballast weight as low as a typical drop keel but it's close enough that the advantages

Com-Pac 23 (1,150 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

center of effort forward, reducing weather helm), a small increase in ballast weight, an on-deck anchor locker, improvements in hardware including a switch

Beachcomber 6.5 (736 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

slightly swept fins, with slim bulbs along the lower edge, which gave a ballast weight of 340 kg and considerably stiffened the boat. Accommodation consists

Buoyancy compensator (diving) (11,642 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

effectively is dependent on both appropriate buoyancy distribution and ballast weight distribution. This too is a skill acquired by practice, and is facilitated

Sun Odyssey 32i (942 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

carries 3,671 lb (1,665 kg) of ballast, made up of a cast iron exterior ballast weight and a steel centerboard. The boat has a draft of 6 ft (1.8 m) with the

Deepsea Challenger (2,917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(1,100 lb) of ballast weight that allows it to both sink to the bottom and, when released, rise to the surface. If the ballast weight release system

Emergency ascent (6,639 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

loss of ballast weight. Tethered-ascent – where the diver has unintentionally lost full control of buoyancy due to a loss of ballast weight, and controls

Unpowered aircraft (752 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

controls the altitude either by heating the air more or by releasing ballast weight. The wind direction usually changes with altitude, so crude directional

JNR Class DE11 (611 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

generator and multiple-working equipment removed and replaced with concrete ballast weight to increase the axle load from 13 t to 14 t to improve adhesion for

Wakeboard boat (714 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

quality and size of the wake is largely a function of the hull design and ballast weight of the boat. Malibu Boats' "Wedge" is a hydrofoil device that can be

Aerostat (1,852 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

altitude above ground it must either adjust the amount of lift or discard ballast weight. Notable uses of free-flying balloons include meteorological balloons

Vizion Motorsports (966 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

replacement. A 15th-place finish was marred by a practice penalty for losing ballast weight. The penalty suspended NextGen's crew chief, truck chief and chief mechanic

2005 Swedish Touring Car Championship (316 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the quickest time after teams put pressure on the organisation. Extra ballast weight were given to the top four drivers of the championship and the top four

DB Class 215 (861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for this service were now unnecessary, thus they were replaced with a ballast weight, the engines remained unchanged. A GSM-R system was fitted, as well

Frank Biela (1,161 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Audis' dominance in 1996, the BTCC organisers imposed a heavy ballast weight "penalty" on all four-wheel-drive cars for the 1997 season. With his

Kyōtei (919 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

short of the minimum weight, their boat will be loaded with additional ballast weight to compensate. Each racer involved in Kyōtei is assigned a rank. From

Melges 40 (777 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to either side to provide additional righting moment with a lighter ballast weight or for operation in shallow water. The boat displaces 7,165 lb (3,250 kg)

Diving bell (7,019 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Deployment usually starts by lowering the clump weight, which is a large ballast weight suspended in the bight of a cable which runs from a winch, over a sheave

Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman (1,840 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

total blackness. They also managed to release a 400 lb (181 kg) lead ballast weight as they descended. They impacted the sea floor at 9:30 a.m., at a speed

List of diving hazards and precautions (2,928 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

appropriate to expected buoyancy variation during dive. Use of appropriate ballast weight for dive profile and equipment in use. Use of inflation system for replacing

Scuba skills (14,758 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

little ballast weight, where the diver cannot achieve neutral buoyancy at the end of a dive, and floats to the surface, and too much ballast weight, where

Yuji Ide (1,274 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1000km, where the team finished second overall, despite a large success ballast weight handicap. Ide raced as a full-time driver in Super GT for Team Kunimitsu

Ballast tractor (1,753 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

maximum speeds. A strong chassis is required to both support the extra ballast weight and pulling forces transmitted by the drawbar. A reinforced chassis

Smart (marque) (4,876 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the track, stiffened the suspension, changed the steering, and added ballast weight to the front of the car in order to increase its stability in emergency

Vostok 2 (1,762 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

commemorating the mission. In 1964, the Vostok 2 capsule was reused as a ballast weight in a test of an experimental parachute system planned for the Voskhod

Anton Schlüter München (1,178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

driver cabs in the middle of the tractor, together with relocatable ballast weight, placed on top of the front axis. More or less, this tractor was similar

Rainbow Code (3,204 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

– Parachute Regiment display team Red Slab – joke name for a large ballast weight replacing the nose radar in Avro Vulcan XH558 in its return to flight

Unpowered flight (1,137 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of a free-flying balloon, either by heating the gas or by releasing ballast weight. The wind direction often changes with altitude, so this can give some

Mark V tank (3,186 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

out other engineering tasks. During World War II, it was used as a ballast weight to test Bailey bridges. Mark V at the Tank Museum, Bovington. With vertical

Osoaviakhim-1 (3,948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

still possessed a reserve in buoyancy, and the crew decided to increase ballast weight by 180 kilograms, which would enable them to reach 20,500 metres altitude

Human factors in diving equipment design (18,549 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

volume may adversely affect diver trim and necessitate moving or adding ballast weight to compensate. The weight of a lightweight demand helmet in air is about

Nautique Boats (1,361 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lengths all weighing above 5000 lbs. In 2022 the G-Series boat's full ballast weight became heavier than the Paragon model with the addition of supplemental

V/Line (6,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for use in the Melbourne Hump Yard, modified version of T class with ballast weight and low speed equipment. Included in sale of V/Line Freight to Freight

Locomotives of New Zealand (2,429 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

DSA class locomotives. Bagnall 3079 was also later fitted with extra ballast weight to increase its power output Bagnall 3079 was withdrawn in 1989 due

Victorian Railways T class (1,255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

were built with an extra 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) of ballast weight for improved adhesion and low speed controls for use as shunting locomotives

Fairlie Mortar (1,608 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bombs carried only 20 lb (9.1 kg) of explosive filling and used a lead ballast weight to keep them nose-down for faster sinking. A production bomb was expected

Ascending and descending (diving) (4,712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

is the highest risk. Blowup can occur for several reasons. Loss of ballast weight is another cause of buoyancy gain which may not be possible to compensate

Radio-controlled glider (3,331 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

have reduced the flying weights of these models to less than 2 kg. Ballast weight is added to increase the flying speed during windy weather. The individual

Scuba diving (17,192 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with changes in depth. This can be achieved by accurate selection of ballast weight, which should be the minimum to allow neutral buoyancy with depleted

Technical diving (6,953 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

problems with buoyancy compensator or drysuit, or both. Insufficient ballast weight to allow neutral buoyancy at the shallowest decompression stop with

British Rail Class 37 (8,148 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

except for plating over of a bodyside window and the addition of a ballast weight to give extra 'pulling power' when hauling heavy freight trains, such

Diving hazards (8,992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

controlled by the diver, such as changes due to depth and gas consumption. Ballast weight is normally constant during the dive, but buoyancy is adjustable by

Standard diving dress (10,927 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

profile to that point. Blowup can occur for several reasons. Loss of ballast weight is another cause of buoyancy gain which may not be possible to compensate

Scuba set (11,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heavier out of the water, which means the diver would need to carry more ballast weight. Steel is also more often used for high pressure cylinders, which carry

Saturation diving (14,024 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Deployment usually starts by lowering the clump weight, which is a large ballast weight suspended from a cable which runs down one side from the gantry, through

Surface-supplied diving skills (9,744 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

alternative measures must be taken. The simplest case is to ditch sufficient ballast weight to allow the buoyancy compensator to regain neutral buoyancy, but this

Diving regulator (14,414 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

unbalanced buoyancy forces on the diver's neck, or if compensated by ballast, weight loads when out of the water. The material of some orinasal mask seals

Dry suit (17,479 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

excess gas after putting on the suit.: Ch9 Choosing and distributing ballast weight to provide correct trim and buoyancy from the start to the end of the

Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) (38,417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

pole with flag and/or light at the top and, lower down, a float and a ballast weight to make it float vertically. May be used with or without an anchor to

Outline of underwater diving (15,449 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to a diver's backplate Tank weight, also known as cylinder weight – Ballast weight attached to a scuba cylinder Trim weights (diving) – Diving weights

Diving cylinder (20,666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aluminium S80 and are both negatively buoyant, which reduces the amount of ballast weight required by the diver. Steel HP119 (14.8 L), HP120 (15.3 L) and HP130

Index of underwater diving (23,304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reconnaissance unit Talus cave – Cave formed by rockfall debris Tank weight – Ballast weight attached to a scuba cylinder Taravana – Decompression sickness after

Glossary of underwater diving terminology: T–Z (4,964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

has inadvertently lost complete control of buoyancy due to loss of ballast weight, so cannot attain neutral buoyancy at some point during the ascent,

Diving rebreather (19,634 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

work of breathing. Bulk affects the size of the unit and the amount of ballast weight needed, which affect the logistics of the dive. Work of breathing can

Rebreather diving (22,092 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

constant depth does not vary much as the dive progresses, and less ballast weight is needed to compensate for gas consumption. When compared with open

Glossary of underwater diving terminology: D–G (9,060 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Disconnect and drop, unceremoniously or hastily abandon. ditchable weight Ballast weight that is carried in a way that it can be released to fall free of the

Backplate and wing (3,079 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The relatively low density of the softpack usually necessitates more ballast weight. A minimalist form of softpack harness is a set of webbing straps much

Glossary of underwater diving terminology: H–O (10,117 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

coils on the spool which can jam or tangle. overweighting Carrying more ballast weight than is necessary to achieve neutral buoyancy at all times during a

Glossary of underwater diving terminology: P–S (11,639 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bellows counterlungs the pressure is modified by the force exerted by the ballast weight. steamer A full one piece Wetsuit that covers the torso and the full

2024 Super GT Series (3,024 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In GT300, all cars will carry a predetermined amount of additional ballast weight, between 33 and 52 kg. This additional weight is distinct from the weight