A 15 meter long mechanical arm called the Canadarm was used to maneuver payloads through the 1980s to 2011 on what type of vehicles?
"Center in Houston for engineering study and possible reuse on a future mission. Based on the Canadarm1, the larger Canadarm2 is used for berthing the trusses, the commercial vehicles and inspecting the whole ISS, and the smaller Canadarm3 will be used for berthing the commercial vehicles and inspecting the whole Deep Space Gateway. This Canadarm3 will be used for berthing the modules and inspecting the whole Exploration Gateway Platform. Canadarm The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS), also known as Canadarm (Canadarm 1), is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver and"
"SRMS the informal name, Canadarm. The first remote manipulator system was delivered to NASA in April 1981. Astronaut Judith Resnik developed the NASA software and onboard operating procedures for the system. In all, five arms—Nos. 201, 202, 301, 302, and 303—were built and delivered to NASA. Arm 302 was lost in the ""Challenger"" accident. The original Canadarm was capable of deploying and retrieving payloads weighing up to in space. In the mid-1990s the arm control system was redesigned to increase the payload capability to in order to support space station assembly operations. While able to maneuver payloads with the mass"
"and overhead windows and through the closed-circuit television monitors at the aft flight deck station. The Canadarm is outfitted with an explosive-based mechanism to allow the arm to be jettisoned. This safety system allows the Orbiter's payload bay doors to be closed in the event that the arm fails in an extended position and is not able to be retracted. The Canadarm is long and diameter with six degrees of freedom. It weighs by itself, and as part of the total system. The Canadarm has six joints that correspond roughly to the joints of the human arm, with shoulder yaw"
"Morris C8 The Morris Commercial C8 FAT (Field Artillery Tractor), commonly known as a ""Quad"", is an artillery tractor used by the British and Commonwealth (including Canadian Army) forces during the Second World War. It was used to tow field artillery pieces, such as the 25-pounder gun-howitzer, and anti-tank guns, such as the 17-pounder. Although its sloped sides suggest otherwise, the Quad was not armoured. In 1937 the War Department identified a need for a new FAT to supplement, and then replace, the Light Dragon and Morris CDSWs then in service. A specification was issued for a four-wheeled, four-wheel drive"
"the left. Because of the crane, this type can only carry nine EUR-pallets. The expanded follow-up generation KAT I A1, the follow-up generation 3 and the multi mission module MULTI were developments based on the ""10 t mil gl"" and ""glw"". In the early 1980s, MAN supplied the Luftwaffe with improved vehicles of the KAT I A1 version as carriers in the 15-ton class. The ""15 t mil gl BR A1"" trucks, modified with a wider track of 2,900 mm, served as carriers and launcher systems of the ""Roland"" and ""Patriot"" weapon systems. The missiles are transported with a standard"
"of a loaded bus in space, the arm motors cannot lift the arm's own weight when on the ground. NASA therefore developed a model of the arm for use at its training facility within the Johnson Space Center located in Houston, Texas. The Canadarm can also retrieve, repair and deploy satellites, provide a mobile extension ladder for extravehicular activity crew members for work stations or foot restraints, and be used as an inspection aid to allow the flight crew members to view the orbiter's or payload's surfaces through a television camera on the Canadarm. The basic Canadarm configuration consists of"
"Freedom. In order to replace the vintage fleet of 1950's era M135 the Canadian Army adopted license built versions of the M35 (and M36 variant) in 1982, built in Canada by Bombardier. As of 2017, the trucks, designated MLVW (Medium Logistics Vehicle, Wheeled) were still in service. Canadian vehicles featured an automatic transmission, six wheels instead of ten (using single wheels on the tandem rear axles instead of dual wheels), and an ether-start for winter operations. Canada had been investigating a replacement under the Medium Support Vehicle System Project, and a vehicle has been selected. The MLVW's were initially not"
"System (SSRMS). Launched on STS-100 in April 2001, this second generation arm is a larger, more advanced version of the Space Shuttle's original Canadarm. Canadarm2 is when fully extended and has seven motorized joints (an 'elbow' hinge in the middle, and three rotary joints at each of the 'wrist/shoulder' ends). It has a mass of and a diameter of . The arm is capable of handling large payloads of up to and was able to assist with docking the space shuttle. It is self-relocatable and can move end-over-end to reach many parts of the Space Station in an inchworm-like movement."
"exhibit is the surviving components of the Avro Arrow interceptor from the late 1950s. Also at the museum is Space Shuttle ""Endeavour""s Canadarm, the space shuttles' Canadian-built robotic arm. It was unveiled on 2 May 2013 with Chris Hadfield on hand from the International Space Station via video screen to aid with the unveiling. While ""Endeavour""s Canadarm, officially known as Canadarm 201, was moved back to Canada, ""Atlantis's"" and ""Discovery's"" Canadarms went to the museums of their respective shuttles. Also on site are interactive activities on the science of flight, films, demonstrations, a boutique, and guided tours. A few of"
"of kit. Notes Bibliography Morris C8 The Morris Commercial C8 FAT (Field Artillery Tractor), commonly known as a ""Quad"", is an artillery tractor used by the British and Commonwealth (including Canadian Army) forces during the Second World War. It was used to tow field artillery pieces, such as the 25-pounder gun-howitzer, and anti-tank guns, such as the 17-pounder. Although its sloped sides suggest otherwise, the Quad was not armoured. In 1937 the War Department identified a need for a new FAT to supplement, and then replace, the Light Dragon and Morris CDSWs then in service. A specification was issued for"
"Kaman K-MAX The Kaman K-MAX (company designation K-1200) is an American helicopter with intermeshing rotors (synchropter) by Kaman Aircraft. It is optimized for external cargo load operations, and is able to lift a payload of over 6,000 pounds (2,722 kg), which is more than the helicopter's empty weight. An unmanned aerial vehicle version with optional remote control has been developed and evaluated in extended practical service in the war in Afghanistan. After being out of production for more than a decade, in June 2015 Kaman announced it was restarting production of the K-MAX due to it receiving ten commercial orders."
"Renault Magnum The Renault Magnum is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Véhicules Industriels and later Renault Trucks (also part of Renault, now Volvo) from 1990 to 2013. The Magnum was available in semi and rigid configurations, both configurations could be bought with a 6×2 or 4×2 drivetrain. The 6×4 is merely designed for heavy haulage uses. First launched in 1990, the Magnum was awarded the ""International Truck of the Year"" in 1991. The Magnum featured in Top Gear S12 E01, when Jeremy Clarkson bought one for less than £5,000 in the Top Gear Lorry"
"Assault Breacher Vehicle M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), nicknamed The Shredder, is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams-chassis, equipped with a mine-plough and line charges. Its first large scale use by the US Marines was in the joint ISAF-Afghan"" Operation Moshtarak"" in Southern Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan in 2010 against the Taliban insurgency. These tracked combat vehicles were especially designed to clear pathways for troops and other vehicles through minefields and along roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices. The 72-ton, 12 m (40 foot) long vehicles are based on the M1 Abrams"
"1981, when production stopped, but was restarted 1986 after an Indian order. On Tgb 40s used for towing the 12-ton 155mm Bofors field howitzer FH 77, the APU of the self-propelled howitzer can be operated by the truck driver with a control unit to the left of the driver's seat to add traction on difficult cross country passages. The Swedish Air Force operates 50 SBAT111S as airport crash tenders with designation Räddningsterrängbil 4112 (Rescue terrain-car 4112). The airforce also uses 80 SBA111 with double-cabin with three steering wheels in a special snow blower version, fitted with a Scania 258-kW (350"
"Vehicle (HMMWV) or ""Hummer""; The HMMWV, commonly known as the Humvee, is a four-wheel drive military automobile produced by AM General.[6] It has largely supplanted the roles formerly served by smaller jeeps such as the M151 1⁄4-ton (230 kg), the M561 ""Gama Goat"", their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the CUCV, and other light trucks. Primarily used by the United States military, it is also used by numerous other countries and organizations and even in civilian adaptations. The Humvee's widespread use in the Persian Gulf War helped inspire the civilian Hummer automotive marque. Canada - Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV)"
"model with pivot steering and equal sized wheels was the basis of the first radial arm machines, the RAM40 with 40 cwt (2 imperial tons) lift capacity, produced c.1980. This was soon improved with a telescopic boom, producing the Teleram 40. These compact machines with the operator sitting above the automatic gearbox and just in front of the engine proved popular with farmers for their ability to go almost anywhere and do a wide range of jobs, while being able to manoeuvre in confined spaces. Matbro Matbro was a brand of lifting equipment, popular with farmers. Matbro produced a wide"
"May 1983 it had been brought forward to STS-11. That month, when the TDRS missions were delayed, it was brought forward to STS-8 to fill the hole in the manifest. It was an aluminum structure resembling two wheels with a six-meter long central axle, ballasted with lead to give it a total mass of , which could be lifted by the ""Canadarm"" Remote Manipulator System – the Shuttle's ""robot arm"" – and moved around to help astronauts gain experience in using the system. It was stored in the midsection of the payload bay. The orbiter carried the Development Flight Instrumentation"
"two wheels per axle. The British standard load capacities of 8 cwt (hundredweight), 15 cwt, 30 cwt and 60 cwt correspond roughly to the American loads of 1/2 short ton, 3/4 ton, 1.5 ton and 3 ton, respectively. The 60-cwt CMP trucks were usually called 3-ton lorries or trucks. Though popular sources on Canadian Military Pattern trucks mainly discuss the Ford and GM models, Dodge built some 180,000 trucks, most of which for use in the CMP role, and by the same naming convention — three quarters of which were 3-ton models of various D60 (Dodge T-110) types.<br> To achieve"
"cab, and other improvements, and standardized as the M-5H-6 for the US Navy and Marines. The only -ton with locking differentials, it had excellent off-road performance. More than 30,000 of all models were built between 1941-1945. The standard post-war -ton truck M35 was manufactured by AM General, Bombardier (Canada), Curtis-Wright, Kaiser-Jeep, REO, Studebaker, and Studebaker-Packard from 1950 until the late 1980s, with remanufacture extending into FY1999. The M35 has had the widest range of bodies of any US truck. The cab design itself became the military standard, also used by 5 and 10-ton trucks. First built with a gasoline engine,"
"militaries of Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro. It is also used by special police forces, as Gendarmery. TAM 150 T11 B/BV TAM 150 T11 B/BV is a general purpose off-road lorry made by Slovenian vehicle manufacturer Tovarna avtomobilov Maribor (TAM). The six-wheel drive lorry is designed for transport of personnel, weapons and material as for traction of weapons and trailer up to 5 tons of weight (3 tons off-road) for the needs of the Yugoslav People's Army. During 1965 the Department for Traffic of Federal Secretariat of People's Defense has formed work group with"
"SRM segments between refurbishment and storage facilities on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station the Vehicle Assembly Building. It has a capacity of , is equipped with 48 tires and has a turning radius of . Two Payload Canister Transporters are used to move payload canisters between space shuttle payload processing facilities, the vertical processing facility (where the canister is moved to a vertical position, and the launch pad. The PCTs are capable of maneuvering at between and a more careful when fully loaded and features a 340 horsepower turbocharged engine for outdoor operation and 45-kilowatt, 480 VAC electric motors"
"as an airfield fire truck or a military crane. V12 Uranus models were mostly used as a crane or for towing tanks. The Jupiter and Uranus models were also used by the armed forces of several European governments (Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark), and some 40+ years old Jupiter fire trucks are still being used by the German forces in Afghanistan today. In Yugoslavia, this bonneted truck has produced by Slovenian manufacturer TAM, as ""TAM-Deutz"" (110T10 - medium duty and 170T14 - heavy duty). In 1980, in factory production in this country, it was replaced by new model - cabover truck"
"includes NBC protection system and air conditioning. ARMA can be driven in 6x6 or 6x4 modes depending upon the terrain conditions. The vehicle is amphibious and driven by 2 hyraulically driven propellors in water allowing a high seagoing performance with a pivot turn capability. Dimensions: Length, 6,428 m; Width, 2,708 m; Height, 2,223 m. Weight: 18,500 kg Speed: 105 km/h on road Range: 700 km Crew: 2 + 8 (10 if 8x8 variant) soldiers Armor: Protection 12.5 mm, mines and IDFs. Armament: One 12.7 mm or 7.62 mm machine gun and more to be made Accessories: NBC protection system, air"
"of their useful life and spare parts are getting scarce, they are being phased out and are replaced by trucks from Iveco since 2013. Saurer 10DM The Saurer 10DM is the last heavy truck model, which was manufactured by the Adolph Saurer AG. The name 10DM stands for 10 t payload. The three-axle vehicle has a power output of 320 hp. The driving Formula 6x6 is driven 6 of 6 existing wheels. Its lighter ""brother"", the Saurer 6DM, has accordingly 2 axes (4-Wheel) and a 6 tonne payload and 280 hp. The vehicles are equipped with Saurer six-cylinder engines and"
"LACV-30 The LACV-30 (Lighter Air Cushion Vehicle, 30 tons) was a hovercraft used by the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (MERADCOM) for offloading cargo from amphibious ships. For logistic transport, the Army was already using the LARC-V and LARC-LX, huge 4-wheeled vehicles referred to as 'barges on wheels'. The Army used the LACV-30 to transport 20 ft. standard MILVAN containers as well as outsize loads that would not fit on a LARC-V or LARC-LX. MERADCOM operated 24 LACV-30s between 1983 and 1994. The LACV-30 was derived from the civilian Bell Voyageur air-cushion vehicle (hovercraft). It is capable"
"CMP FAT The CMP FAT (Field Artillery Tractor), was a Canadian Military Pattern vehicle manufactured by Ford and Chevrolet. The FAT was an artillery tractor of the British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. Several models were produced by the two manufactures as CGT (Chevrolet Gun Tractor) and FGT (Ford Gun Tractor). CMP stood for Canadian Military Pattern and was applied to a number of trucks, artillery tractors and utility vehicles built in Canada that combined British design requirements with North American automotive engineering. As with other FATs, the CMP was usually used to tow either the 25 pounder"
"Canadian-built robotic arm (the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS) or Canadarm) with the Payload Flight Test Article (PFTA); operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) with live cell samples; conducted medical measurements to understand biophysiological effects of space flight; and activated four ""Getaway Special"" canisters. STS-8 completed 98 orbits of the Earth in 145 hours before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 5, 1983. Bluford then served on the crew of STS-61-A, the German D-1 Spacelab mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 30, 1985. This mission was the first to carry eight crew members,"
"4006) ""CF-ARM"", the sixth-built Ju 52/1m. The aircraft, first refitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Leopard radial engine and then later with a Rolls-Royce Buzzard and nicknamed the ""Flying Boxcar"" in Canada, could lift about 3 tons and had a maximum weight of 7 tonnes (8 tons). It was used to supply mining and other operations in remote areas with equipment too big and heavy for other aircraft then in use. The Ju 52/1m was able to land on wheels, skis, or floats (as were all Ju 52 variants). Before the Nazi government seized control of Junkers in 1935, the Ju"
"110 T7 B/BV. It was developed from Magirus-Deutz design. On the same design the 3 tons 6x6 off-road truck known as TAM 150 T11 B/BV was produced in 1979. The TAM 110 T7 B/BV was mass-produced for the needs of the Yugoslav People's Army from 1979 until 1991. The standard variant is with short cab with canvas and standard cargo bed. Used for transport of personnel (18 + 2 troops with equipment), materials and as tractor for artillery and anti-aircraft artillery weapons. The variant with hardtop cab is used for different bodyworks - mobile NBC decontamination tanker truck (ACD M.78),"
"airliners. LACV-30 The LACV-30 (Lighter Air Cushion Vehicle, 30 tons) was a hovercraft used by the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (MERADCOM) for offloading cargo from amphibious ships. For logistic transport, the Army was already using the LARC-V and LARC-LX, huge 4-wheeled vehicles referred to as 'barges on wheels'. The Army used the LACV-30 to transport 20 ft. standard MILVAN containers as well as outsize loads that would not fit on a LARC-V or LARC-LX. MERADCOM operated 24 LACV-30s between 1983 and 1994. The LACV-30 was derived from the civilian Bell Voyageur air-cushion vehicle (hovercraft). It is"
"while others were devoted to communications tasks. Some equipped with heavier armament could even substitute for tracked combat vehicles in favorable conditions—such as pursuit or flanking maneuvers during the North African Campaign. Since World War II the traditional functions of the armored car have been occasionally combined with that of the armored personnel carrier, resulting in such multipurpose designs as the BTR-40 or the Cadillac Gage Commando. Postwar advances in recoil control technology have also made it possible for a few armored cars, including the B1 Centauro, the AMX-10RC and EE-9 Cascavel, to carry a large cannon capable of threatening"
"was the ""Advanced Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle"" (AMaRV). Four AMaRVs were made by the McDonnell-Douglas Corp. and represented a significant leap in RV sophistication. Three AMaRVs were launched by Minuteman-1 ICBMs on 20 December 1979, 8 October 1980 and 4 October 1981. AMaRV had an entry mass of approximately 470 kg, a nose radius of 2.34 cm, a forward-frustum half angle of 10.4°, an inter-frustum radius of 14.6 cm, aft-frustum half angle of 6°, and an axial length of 2.079 meters. No accurate diagram or picture of AMaRV has ever appeared in the open literature. However, a schematic sketch of an"
"of vehicles converted were Canadian Ram tanks, but a few Shermans and other Priests were also used (which were sometimes referred to as ""unfrocked"" or ""defrocked"" Priests). The name Kangaroo was applied to any similar conversion. They were operated by the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment (1CACR) during Canadian attacks on the various Channel ports in late 1944, and later by the 49th Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment. Both units were under command of the 79th Armoured Division from October 1944 until the end of the war. The first ""Buffalo"" Landing Vehicle Tracked could hold 24 men or 4,500 pounds (2,000"