tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52951950082745801792024-03-18T20:41:02.591-07:00Instrumentation SystemsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295195008274580179.post-77039438914641488402007-05-10T23:28:00.000-07:002007-05-11T00:33:10.910-07:00The Terrestral cyber motorcycle - Peraves Ecomobile<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWBpgTKWK-jabyyPls5nyP3_bV8qbVtFLQrJtxDxS-YfGGmMwtEwKIy-tQ8NzWwQm9GJQHUz98GpOPi7UXhCLBmgwKI99gmEqZrPsDGLrnm6cPaMfF-MnyYaVLfqFy15KX1J8dCIylvo/s1600-h/index.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWBpgTKWK-jabyyPls5nyP3_bV8qbVtFLQrJtxDxS-YfGGmMwtEwKIy-tQ8NzWwQm9GJQHUz98GpOPi7UXhCLBmgwKI99gmEqZrPsDGLrnm6cPaMfF-MnyYaVLfqFy15KX1J8dCIylvo/s320/index.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063186496190508322" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The <a href="http://eco.peraves.ch/ndexe.htm">Ecomobile</a> is manufactured by </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >the Swiss company <a href="http://www.peraves.ch/">Peraves</a>. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" >It is actually a very high performance </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >enclosed </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" >motorcycle </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" >based on a </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >rear mounted liquid cooled 4 cylinder <a href="http://www.bmw.com/">BMW</a> K series mo</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >torcycle eng</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >ine with a top </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >speed of 202 miles per hour. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > Inside are two leather covered car style seats, and all the equipment expected in a luxury car. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:100%;" >The design is not new, they have been around for about 2 decades.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Specifications</span></span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li style="font-weight: normal;">3.6 meters length, 2.7 of footing<br /></li><li style="font-weight: normal;">380 to 440 kg following the options (Sound system, climate, turbo, etc.)<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">260 to 340 km/h</span><br /></li><li> <a href="http://www.motorrad.bmw.de/" target="_new"> </a><span style="font-weight: normal;">powered by BMW motorbyke</span></li><li style="font-weight: normal;">100 to 170 CV with motorization BMW K100, 1100,1200 and 1200+turbo of <a href="http://www.fiat.com/">FIAT</a>-Uno<br /></li><li style="font-weight: normal;">3.5 to 6 liters with the 100km (6 to 220 of average!)<br /></li><li style="font-weight: normal;">Tank 48 liters, autonomy > 1' 000 km</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLSKcNBpeJrEnLpIZhqfFUXpus98mubcoOBwqqZFKL27Lru92EAOsLtVX1ZkoitNpozbxP5ZfGMrsgVf-hAE4Kb9dYRWDbXCbq2wxsdHviDrZnRaJ_QAxgf_mskfFrlwPS5nVxLAEkGk/s1600-h/Ecomobile1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UEz4l3lW-dYpzR8p2B3mITH2muYVaTFo1HfSvaIEAxpalZRVfzhwwggpSOu9bN7dBQYOKSyyFkDYq-fQBnFr9wRWqecuF_aFeqm68EtkEa7QDk6GrTDfIV_toH9d3RVtWVktCGMe2SU/s320/Rinspeed+Splash11.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060685321985682546" border="0" /></a><br />Swiss creative studio <a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rinspeed.com%2F&ei=USU7RpSRMJDmsAK_l-yvAw&usg=AFrqEzd1cA2AWjKLnWNAfPjl16xnIOkveA&sig2=zCIq3EHccF8S1t9e6PuJkg">Rinspeed</a>, have created a true sports car <a href="http://www.rinspeed.com/pages/cars/splash/pre-splash.htm">Rinspeed Splash</a> which<span style="color:silver;"> </span>transforms into a hydrofoil speed boat - the Splash is capable of 80 kmh (approx. 45 knots) on the water and 200 kmh on land<span style="color:silver;"> <o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENktn6mGZzQfh28LzXxkSlBfr1yu7Ks8OIIEizwD3NsivRoN4-XX38QalKJOFkIBDwErNOUloUAy6PQHSqfo49feNkhEJLVRv__-fzXkEMQbW3XY9_wm2y20TM65L-4pwJ4Qd8NTTdCo/s1600-h/Rinspeed+Splash14.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtiMpueWoTKVLwS-RwjmptVG1_XtAiWXXVkqgdA9Awhr5SfD1jWtXCV195UVpfPC2RdPJDYNHaxQZvyKtgqgntPX6Hm3IZu-9jLrSoVWAekQxTBnJWS-YSdyIU9lSC9adhgayX1MLAnY/s320/Mars.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060268095977646930" border="0" /></a></span> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><i><span style="color: rgb(255, 129, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 129, 0); font-style: italic;">NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.</span></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Red Planet (<a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/">MARS</a>)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The encounter will culminate on </span><span style="font-size:100%;">August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of - 2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. By August 27, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="font-size:100%;">At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. by the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><b style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.</span></span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">This information has been going around the internet. But it turns out that it was a hoax. So please do forgive me for posting this. For the explanation by <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/">NASA</a> please <a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm">click here</a>.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295195008274580179.post-17879694800784990112007-05-02T22:52:00.000-07:002007-05-02T23:10:47.934-07:00No Doors. No Screen. No Roof - The Ariel Atom<div style="text-align: justify;">Simply put, the Atom is pure car--and nothing more. It has no doors, no windshield, no roof, and no body panels of any consequence. Its sole mission is to move itself from place to place at maximum possible speed. It doesn't care if you're comfortable, it doesn't care if you're wet or dry or covered in bees, and it doesn't care if you end every trip wearing most of the landscape you just drove through.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkdVBXOoak3aBeHnAQNlESXrbyzGJh75_I_WcCrlsjQr-tzftJl5jHR_604gYfMnsAcwqF0XbZwj01cmTS6D5ZVDNLdD91HaZzbUZjWNRBuuCpFzvQXIs6ThCJRolIm4ZKbTPUEGdJ7w/s1600-h/title.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkdVBXOoak3aBeHnAQNlESXrbyzGJh75_I_WcCrlsjQr-tzftJl5jHR_604gYfMnsAcwqF0XbZwj01cmTS6D5ZVDNLdD91HaZzbUZjWNRBuuCpFzvQXIs6ThCJRolIm4ZKbTPUEGdJ7w/s320/title.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060209053062228770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3X24sGyOk0hz_FLW55q6CDck54kM-HeVRMTAVo71SYMRuKuQ0l9ZXVircSTZGzWmcdeFYUD3_0JuMQywcIprd1SeRbfPDumh1vEfpUtpaMb-essz1pQtDlHxOmXC24AAcMeHySlskEc/s1600-h/side4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3X24sGyOk0hz_FLW55q6CDck54kM-HeVRMTAVo71SYMRuKuQ0l9ZXVircSTZGzWmcdeFYUD3_0JuMQywcIprd1SeRbfPDumh1vEfpUtpaMb-essz1pQtDlHxOmXC24AAcMeHySlskEc/s320/side4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060209169026345778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Ariel Atom</b> is a high performance sports car made by the <a href="http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/">Ariel Motor Company</a> based in Somerset, England. It is unusual in the respect that the chassis is the body, and therefore lacks a roof, windows and other features commonly found on road cars. It is available with a range of engines; the top of the range being a supercharged Honda Civic Type-R K20 engine and a Supercharged 2.0 Litre 300hp 250 ft/lbs GM Ecotec engine both of which can reach speeds rivaling those of much more expensive automobiles. Although the top speed of approximately 140-150 mph is relatively tame compared to more exotic sports cars, the high power-to-weight ratio (approximately 500 bhp/ton, or 650 bhp/ton supercharged) affords it incredible acceleration and control through corners because there is no large amount of weight to throw it out of the turn.<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrzWE41BJTBS_7m6mKrSq_nj5cLx5k1fF63KfUvn4kcfw-g0KEsrnJpv1u4XpG-JNMB6Jv80e0MnH6ZqXf6P3VCp1tu0yK90kpNhcRnYR1HLEa-huybt2KSxltaHb4bBvwUfWreZArBM/s1600-h/250px-ArielAtom5807.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrzWE41BJTBS_7m6mKrSq_nj5cLx5k1fF63KfUvn4kcfw-g0KEsrnJpv1u4XpG-JNMB6Jv80e0MnH6ZqXf6P3VCp1tu0yK90kpNhcRnYR1HLEa-huybt2KSxltaHb4bBvwUfWreZArBM/s320/250px-ArielAtom5807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060212076719205186" border="0" /></a></span>Specifications</span></span> <ul><li>0-60 mph : 3.5 sec. (2.7 sec. Supercharged)</li><li>Top Speed: 140 mph, 225 km/h (155 mph, 249Km/h Supercharged)</li><li>Power: 220 bhp (300 bhp Supercharged)</li><li>Weight: 600 kg (~1,320 lb)</li><li>Transmission: Honda 6-Speed Close Ratio Manual w/ Reverse</li><li>Price: Base model - $35,000/ Race package - $92,570</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295195008274580179.post-16530481979999279902007-05-02T04:30:00.000-07:002007-05-02T04:44:02.770-07:00100 MPG hybrid vehicle with 3 wheels<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32AvGSeEyiG5gAR1sUQ5L-fXxi_GuQT6y3hyphenhyphenGzWdhxZ6iO6cwnmY9XoLdOER58QA3cbQzCGhgnjYNAICHmBuoanNS9qaHYNolxKIsPjhvAWQ23GD3yqiaLzIPTRyiHH4pNN-vJqEjBEs/s1600-h/venture1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32AvGSeEyiG5gAR1sUQ5L-fXxi_GuQT6y3hyphenhyphenGzWdhxZ6iO6cwnmY9XoLdOER58QA3cbQzCGhgnjYNAICHmBuoanNS9qaHYNolxKIsPjhvAWQ23GD3yqiaLzIPTRyiHH4pNN-vJqEjBEs/s320/venture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059925950292912850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The VentureOne (from <a href="http://www.flytheroad.com/">Venture Vehicles</a>) is a 3-wheel, tilting, plug-in 2-passenger flex-fuel Hybrid vehicle that will go over 100 miles per gallon with a top speed of over 100 mph in a range of 200 miles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_imoGjQFHKrvYS8uauUkJT4f8c8QvhYqPSCrBwKmL0ZGt_zR3ClXjVds5e2uU9kNlepMn4fmkdPCOdw_sbR54g-P6yFq5uuzIaMjhZiUb1JNJ2Fjc57AxFbBEZZlnw10m7XwwPxH45WI/s1600-h/mileage.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_imoGjQFHKrvYS8uauUkJT4f8c8QvhYqPSCrBwKmL0ZGt_zR3ClXjVds5e2uU9kNlepMn4fmkdPCOdw_sbR54g-P6yFq5uuzIaMjhZiUb1JNJ2Fjc57AxFbBEZZlnw10m7XwwPxH45WI/s320/mileage.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059926147861408482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the same height and Length of a Mini Cooper (but classified as a motorcycle), the VentureOne is a fully enclosed vehicle that is surrounded by a steel “safety cell” and other safety features typically found only in cars—things like side impact beams, driver airbag, rear bumper and engine shield.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwH2WzDk3xhSG9xpr2zuHTAbMGVQX6Zzaw6CyxmiHmc1p9bpIwYfEQ8S92n9zEnHvzBn8c0INnQCP6mDknHSblalazKuIUmuGk9XYN-auu0DOiLfw2QNv8NpcgcWVgqDE3y0sEhc1eJY/s1600-h/Carver_red.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwH2WzDk3xhSG9xpr2zuHTAbMGVQX6Zzaw6CyxmiHmc1p9bpIwYfEQ8S92n9zEnHvzBn8c0INnQCP6mDknHSblalazKuIUmuGk9XYN-auu0DOiLfw2QNv8NpcgcWVgqDE3y0sEhc1eJY/s320/Carver_red.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059926474278922994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The passenger compartment and the front wheel tilt when cornering; however, the forces are aligned with the vertical axis of the driver’s body, resulting in the driver being pressed into the seat rather than pushed across it.<br /><br />The vehicles’ propulsion system is of a series hybrid design. The system consists of a small internal combustion engine connected to a 15 – 20 kW generator, two in-wheel 25 kW electric motors, a four gallon fuel tank, and a 3 kWh Li-Ion battery pack. The system is able to take energy normally lost as heat due to braking and return it to the battery, increasing overall system efficiency.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5vpmXe-2bt9mEz3XhJdfaZoed_MnwfNlSUhdLPKWhau-dwUHdVnYjkOfQ6hQyyU5qUOwsq2GljBI5a6rbdZWqpV6AM01WD6r3L3sAlKuRBbJons1Fe5JaLfOgO479vlX8rdZih0d_Ek/s1600-h/Cockpit_day_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5vpmXe-2bt9mEz3XhJdfaZoed_MnwfNlSUhdLPKWhau-dwUHdVnYjkOfQ6hQyyU5qUOwsq2GljBI5a6rbdZWqpV6AM01WD6r3L3sAlKuRBbJons1Fe5JaLfOgO479vlX8rdZih0d_Ek/s320/Cockpit_day_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059926835056175874" border="0" /></a>All three models will exceed 100mpg, with speeds of over 100 mph, and breathtaking accelleration – a major breakthrough in the automotive industry.<br /><br />With gas prices near highs this product can’t come soon enough. Mass production is to start in 2008 and models should start in the 20k range.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295195008274580179.post-70057045187695273592007-05-02T02:11:00.000-07:002007-05-02T02:46:06.364-07:00Power of Engineering<div style="text-align: justify;">If you're into off-roading -- and we mean really into it -- then Daimler-Chrysler recently unveiled the vehicle of your dreams. It's a Jeep with more horsepower, more climbing ability and more steering options than any car ever made. With two <a href="http://www.hemi.com/">HEMI engines</a> and the ability to turn itself completely around in place, the <a href="http://www.jeep.com/jeep_life/news/jeep/hurricane_concept.html">Jeep Hurricane</a> concept car is truly one of a kind.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xS7ihUajqeYqBvEeQqqzjx9J-rbNMs_eYa9Ss-1aA1kPpfmUTYHb11Ta9ZUY1kr57sbDqaquzpOFtKokXeMUcu_fdCHkuIaTZAgyBOR5fzbb8c9elDxaMMlq1ucCdkMdwUw5oyYVkGs/s1600-h/1.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xS7ihUajqeYqBvEeQqqzjx9J-rbNMs_eYa9Ss-1aA1kPpfmUTYHb11Ta9ZUY1kr57sbDqaquzpOFtKokXeMUcu_fdCHkuIaTZAgyBOR5fzbb8c9elDxaMMlq1ucCdkMdwUw5oyYVkGs/s320/1.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059889288452074050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97sl_Ms3fIUaQdZslWVXq0CZiy8eVVu0-D87dqL99Khg7nuBfNo1bWboaENcQlaWkqfsVuU-2IcKdwx5bvJtQa8oaFBU3lOqaTSu6aXhSf-46rVHwcseoumRx0-6yAs5PJ3IKOLh-vmM/s1600-h/2.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97sl_Ms3fIUaQdZslWVXq0CZiy8eVVu0-D87dqL99Khg7nuBfNo1bWboaENcQlaWkqfsVuU-2IcKdwx5bvJtQa8oaFBU3lOqaTSu6aXhSf-46rVHwcseoumRx0-6yAs5PJ3IKOLh-vmM/s320/2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059889524675275346" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;" >This vehicle is the ultimate proof of Jeep's absolute dominance off-road ... Watching Hurricane in action, it's hard not to imagine all the potential applications -- for the military, for extreme off-roading and more. The fact is, we will do whatever it takes to ensure that there's only one SUV at the top of the mountain. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;" >With more than 14 inches (36 cm) of ground clearance and 20 inches (51 cm) of suspension travel, the Hurricane is in a class of its own when it comes to off-road capability. As Zetsche said at the 2005 <a href="http://www.naias.com/">Detroit Auto Show</a>, "To put that into perspective, the clearance is 5 inches higher and the articulation is almost triple that of our most off-road-capable Jeep production vehicle." </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;" >The four-wheel independent short/long-arm suspension system is dampened by coilover shocks with remote reservoirs (this allows for longer travel in the shock). The 20-inch wheels hold specially designed off-roading tires that are 37 inches tall. Chrysler reports an approach angle of 64 degrees and a departure angle of 86.7 degrees. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;" >The Hurricane is more than just a Super Jeep. It also represents an attempt by Chrysler's engineers to combine excess (it does have two HEMI engines) with responsibility (new technology allows the Hurricane to operate on as few as four cylinders). </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMWyUcwhhnpY-vZI5vj5imi_qWlgN0vkw7txy1T51wVQ3qQD7otd14l_SZENFmHBTAvg7hkkWzIofQlt0z6CHKg9snL1hYBjTSZXxPxPF8wPxrT-GZLnz_TcmB8u0VFVGeDp1dIScd4U/s1600-h/3.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMWyUcwhhnpY-vZI5vj5imi_qWlgN0vkw7txy1T51wVQ3qQD7otd14l_SZENFmHBTAvg7hkkWzIofQlt0z6CHKg9snL1hYBjTSZXxPxPF8wPxrT-GZLnz_TcmB8u0VFVGeDp1dIScd4U/s320/3.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059890147445533282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMB_mxH32ZKCJLTreZcPW6DazCcn7fqPBstyZhWnugNf6uu-8A7ozfQasITLJ1J4JdoxTM9YWcgeOXTaDvE1TO_65mZG7etFcIGVJr9K-72ArDDkQgS10OQo91l1TitJdE7N9KEGxcZE/s1600-h/Hurricane+Jeep.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMB_mxH32ZKCJLTreZcPW6DazCcn7fqPBstyZhWnugNf6uu-8A7ozfQasITLJ1J4JdoxTM9YWcgeOXTaDvE1TO_65mZG7etFcIGVJr9K-72ArDDkQgS10OQo91l1TitJdE7N9KEGxcZE/s320/Hurricane+Jeep.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059890619891935858" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;" >The <a href="http://www.jeep-hurricane.com/Jeep-Hurricane-Steering.php">Hurricane's steering system</a> is a marvel of engineering all by itself. There are multiple steering modes using four-wheel independent steering. That means that each wheel can turn separately from the others. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;" >In standard steering mode, the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction to the front wheels, which tightens the turning radius and makes for more accurate steering. In a second mode, the rear wheels turn in the same direction as the front wheels, meaning the Hurricane can "crab-steer " -- move to the side without changing the direction that it faces. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >A third mode, utilizing the "T-Box Zero Steer" mechanism, allows all four wheels to "toe-in" and changes the drive direction to each wheel so that they alternate. The result? The Jeep Hurricane has a turning radius of</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">zero. The Hurricane can actually rotate in place. </span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CQL9dY7RQWTcrgNWPrjg4Zl0LCit5vCzcpaQLM5U_wUMyhoPo36heJSiV28MHN-WIKlfFMHfwvpDwdj3C3H2J-nBsjGK_SV3iFWvCGXNrQLt3n45SeE-TTsfjWMSL2-0KUyz_Zwg1sk/s1600-h/Hurricane+Jeep.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CQL9dY7RQWTcrgNWPrjg4Zl0LCit5vCzcpaQLM5U_wUMyhoPo36heJSiV28MHN-WIKlfFMHfwvpDwdj3C3H2J-nBsjGK_SV3iFWvCGXNrQLt3n45SeE-TTsfjWMSL2-0KUyz_Zwg1sk/s320/Hurricane+Jeep.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059891212597422722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.jeep-hurricane.com/Jeep-Hurricane-Facts.php">Jeep Hurricane: Facts and Figures</a></span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >1. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Engine: Two 5.7 liter, 8-cylinder HEMI engines </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />2. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Horsepower: 670 hp </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />3. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Torque: 740 ft-lb </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />4. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Transmission: 5-speed automatic </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />5. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);">Curb Weight: 3,850 lbs (1,746 kg) </span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />6. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Length: 151.8 inches (385.6 cm) </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />7. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Width: 80 inches (203.2 cm) </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />8. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Wheelbase: 108.1 inches (274.6 cm) </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />9. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > Wheels: 20x10 inches (51x25 cm) </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />10. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Tires: 305/70R20 (all four) </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />11. </span><span style="color: rgb(73, 73, 73);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >0-60 mph (97 kph): 4.9 seconds </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-apDv-t7g5cGbV3pjNXIUmb5xTu9JiLoJ1_azXycUP6u_H9hJRvPtu6QW4IHs_KP6uKG3ZRYpVu6qF6KTmh6Nhjenjil5Yk9RbZOaB5ysTJ5wfCip2FmjlODcnLd0lydlrvgLB5cjuFk/s1600-h/Hurricane+Jeep6.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66C76EDelyYntmjVEpDcA4rQWHT_QMxzxFNFTFhakCLjI_-VdI_g3QZSI_i5dTcKMwj6GBLMQrdtVnUwgGwQJcHctdF__24yJy8ayQFW9Yc3dOtjDnt8eypXKp_3_h592Q6-6IH-UG9U/s320/uhawking2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059930700526742290" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.gozerog.com/">Zero Gravity Corporation</a> (ZERO-G®), and its sponsors, <a href="http://www.spaceflorida.gov/">Space Florida</a> and <a href="http://www.sharperimage.com/">The Sharper Image</a>, successfully flew world-renowned physicist, cosmologist, and best-selling author Professor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a> into weightlessness today, performing eight parabolas, out of the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/index.html">Kennedy Space Center</a> today.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It was the first time Professor Hawking, the world’s leading expert on gravity, had an opportunity to experience zero gravity. <i><a href="http://www.gozerog.com/">The ZERO-G Experience</a></i>™ fight with Professor Hawking took off from the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Central Florida.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“It was amazing. The zero-g part was wonderful,” said Professor Stephen Hawking. “I could have gone on and on – space here I come!” Hawking added, “I recommend the experience to everyone and I hope that many will follow me and experience weightlessness. There are a few people and organizations I would like to thank. First I’d like to thank Zero Gravity Corporation, The Shaper Image and Peter Diamandis for arranging this for me. Second, I’d like to thank Space Florida and the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/">NASA</a> Kennedy Space Center for being my host. The Space Shuttle Landing Facility is the first step to the moon and Mars. It is very special for me, to fly into weightlessness from here.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">“Professor Hawking’s expression said it all - the grins of sheer joy and excitement he displayed were unmistakable and no different than the giddiness and fun that all of our flyers experience,” said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, CEO and Co-Founder of ZERO-G, “For me personally, and for all of us at ZERO-G, it has been a complete honor and thrill to give Professor Hawking this opportunity to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Professor Hawking did not fly with his wheelchair, rather, he was placed flat on his back, on the specially padded floor in the center of the large open cabin at the start of each parabola. He then floated up into the center of the cabin. ZERO-G co-founders Dr. Peter H. Diamandis (pictured right), and astronaut Byron Lichtenberg were positioned alongside of Hawking as he floated weightless (pictured left) with the assistance of nurse practitioner Nicola O’Brien, then carefully guide him slowly back down to the floor during the return to normal gravity. The onboard flight’s crew and staff included four physicians, two of which are members of Hawking’s own medical team.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Hawking flight was also organized as a benefit for several charitable organizations, namely Easter Seals; the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation; the X PRIZE Foundationand Augie’s Quest. ZERO-G donated two seats aboard the Hawking flight to each group, for them to then auction off. Altogether, the charities raised $144,000, which included $75,000 raised by the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation for the two tickets it auctioned on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a>. In addition to the flight itself, the donors and other passengers that participated also enjoyed a Space Florida-sponsored dinner and lecture by Professor Hawking at the JW Marriott in Orlando on Wednesday evening, April 25.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295195008274580179.post-84070656686607658412007-04-26T23:18:00.000-07:002007-04-27T01:30:21.586-07:00Hawking plans zero gravity flight<p>Theoretical physicist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a>, who authored the bestseller' <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Time-Stephen-Hawking/dp/0553380168">A Brief History of Time</a>' </em>will soon fly weightless on <a href="http://www.gozerog.com/">The ZERO-G Experience™</a> on April 26, 2007. </p> <p>Hawking, who uses a wheelchair and is almost completely paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, will board the flight, operated by Zero Gravity Corporation, a Florida-based space tourism and entertainment company, will take off and return to a landing strip at the Kennedy Space Centre. Assistants will be onboard to help Hawking.</p><p></p>Hawking, 65, has said he hopes to travel on British businessman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson">Richard Branson</a>'s <a href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/htmlsite/index.htm">Virgin Galactic</a> service, which is scheduled to launch in 2009. The service will charge space tourists about $200,000 (about £100,000) for a two-hour suborbital trip some 87 miles (140 kilometers) above the Earth.<br /><br />He also added"As someone who has studied gravity and black holes all of my life, I am excited to experience first-hand weightlessness and a zero-gravity environment"<br /><br /><p>Zero Gravity Corporation uses a modified Boeing 727 jet to deliver the feeling of weightlessness to customers. The plane climbs to about 9,000 metres at a sharp angle and then plunges 2,700 metres. Inside the descending aircraft, passengers experience 25-second snippets of zero gravity.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0