Cars & Other Vehicles, SKY-TUR
Automobile, byname auto, also called motorcar or car, a usually four-wheeled vehicle designed primarily for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel.
Cars & Other Vehicles Encyclopedia Articles By Title
skydiving, use of a parachute—for either recreational or competitive purposes—to slow a diver’s descent to the......
sled, vehicle usually drawn by either horses or dogs over ice or snow in winter. Its predecessor, the sledge, in......
sledge, any freight- or passenger-carrying device that is dragged or pushed without the aid of wheels. The travois......
sleeping car, railroad coach designed for overnight passenger travel. The first sleeping cars were put in service......
sloop, single-masted sailing vessel with fore-and-aft rigging, including mainsail, jib, and sometimes one or more......
SMART-1, first lunar probe of the European Space Agency. SMART-1 was launched on Sept. 27, 2003. The 367-kg (809-pound)......
snorkel, ventilating tube for submerged submarines, introduced in German U-boats during World War II. A basic problem......
snowmobile, a one- or two-passenger motorized vehicle with one or two skis in front and an engine-driven single......
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF), state-owned railroad system of France, formed in 1938. The......
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), satellite managed jointly by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the......
solar compass, type of navigational instrument that uses the position of the Sun to establish bearing. The solar......
solar wind power satellite, large hypothetical satellite that would harvest energy from solar wind. A stream of......
sonar, (from “sound navigation ranging”), technique for detecting and determining the distance and direction of......
sounding rocket, any unmanned rocket that is designed to probe atmospheric conditions and structure at heights......
South Manchurian Railway, railway line built to connect what were then the South Manchurian sea towns of Lüshun......
Southern African Development Community (SADC), regional organization of southern African countries that works to......
Southern Pacific Railroad, one of the great American railroad systems, established in 1861 by the “big four” of......
Southern Railway Company, railroad system in the southern United States incorporating almost 150 prior railroads.......
Southwest Airlines Co., American airline founded by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King in 1966 and incorporated in......
Soyuz, any of several versions of Soviet/Russian crewed spacecraft launched since 1967 and the longest-serving......
space shuttle, partially reusable rocket-launched vehicle designed to go into orbit around Earth, to transport......
space station, an artificial structure placed in orbit and having the pressurized enclosure, power, supplies, and......
space-based solar power, the collection in space of solar energy, which is then transmitted as a microwave or laser......
spacecraft, vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight pattern above Earth’s lower......
Spacelab, European-built system of pressurized modules that was used on 16 space shuttle missions from 1983 to......
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the first private crewed space vehicle, which flew past the boundary of space (100,000 metres,......
Spirit of St. Louis, airplane in which Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic......
Spitfire, the most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The......
spring wagon, four-wheeled vehicle drawn by draft animals (most often horses), having a square box and between......
Sputnik, any of a series of three artificial Earth satellites, the first of whose launch by the Soviet Union on......
spy satellite, spacecraft used by governments to monitor foreign military operations and other phenomena involving......
square sail, simplest form of rigging and the most ancient. The sails are attached to yards (crossbars) that are......
stage wagon, early, four-wheeled, American vehicle, used to carry both passengers and cargo. It was a precursor......
stagecoach, any public coach regularly travelling a fixed route between two or more stations (stages). Used in......
staged rocket, vehicle driven by several rocket systems mounted in vertical sequence. The lowest, or first stage,......
Stardust/NExT, a U.S. space probe that captured and returned dust grains from interplanetary space and from a comet.......
Starliner, crewed spacecraft built by the American corporation Boeing. Starliner consists of a conical Crew Module......
Starship, spacecraft being developed by the American corporation SpaceX. Starship, with the Super Heavy launch......
steamboat, any watercraft propelled by steam, but more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle wheel steamboat widely......
Stellantis is a multinational automotive company formed in 2021 by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group (known......
Stockton & Darlington Railway, in England, first railway in the world to operate freight and passenger service......
STOL airplane, any of several fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on runways considerably shorter......
streetcar, vehicle that runs on track laid in the streets, operated usually in single units and usually driven......
Stuka, a low-wing, single-engine monoplane—especially the Junkers JU 87 dive-bomber—used by the German Luftwaffe......
stunt flying, the performance of aerial feats requiring great skill or daring. (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography......
submarine, any naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as on the water’s surface.......
subway, underground railway system used to transport large numbers of passengers within urban and suburban areas.......
Sukhoi Su-27, Russian air-superiority fighter plane, introduced into the air forces of the Soviet Union beginning......
sulky, originally a light, open, one-horse, four-wheeled vehicle with its single seat for only one person fixed......
supertanker, large tanker (q.v.) or cargo ship, commonly an oil-carrying vessel that might exceed 500,000 tons...
surrey, popular American doorless, four-wheeled carriage of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually two-seated......
Surveyor, any of a series of seven unmanned U.S. space probes sent to the Moon between 1966 and 1968 to photograph......
automobile suspension, Elastic members designed to cushion the impact of road irregularities on a portion of an......
Sussex Incident, (March 24, 1916), torpedoing of a French cross-Channel passenger steamer, the Sussex, by a German......
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), Swiss airline formed in 2002 following the bankruptcy of Swiss Air Transport......
tanker, ship designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk within its cargo spaces, without the use of barrels or other......
taxicab, chauffeur-driven automobile available for hire to carry passengers between any two points within a city......
Telstar, series of communications satellites whose successful launching, beginning in 1962, inaugurated a new age......
Terminal 1 at Kansai International Airport, airport terminal at Kansai International Airport in Ōsaka Bay, Japan,......
Terminal 1 at O’Hare International Airport, airport terminal at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago that was......
Terminal 1 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, airport terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, located northeast......
Tesla, Inc. is an American manufacturer of electric automobiles, solar panels, and batteries for cars and home......
Texas and Pacific Railway Company, Texas railroad merged into the Missouri Pacific in 1976. Chartered in 1871,......
THEMIS, five U.S. satellites that studied variations in the aurora. The spacecraft were launched by the National......
Thor rocket, missile initially developed by the U.S. Air Force as an intermediate-range ballistic missile. It was......
Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft squadron that performs aerobatics at air shows and other events throughout......
Tiangong, any of a series of three Chinese space stations, the first of which was launched on September 29, 2011.......
Ticonderoga-class cruiser, class of warships used by the United States Navy. First commissioned in 1983, they were......
tire, a continuous band that encircles the rim of a wheel and forms a tread that rolls on either a road, a prepared......
TIROS, any of a series of U.S. meteorological satellites, the first of which was launched on April 1, 1960. The......
Titan rocket, any of a series of U.S. rockets that were originally developed as intercontinental ballistic missiles......
Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New......
tonnage, in shipping, the total number of tons registered or carried or the total carrying capacity. Gross tonnage......
torpedo plane, aircraft designed to launch torpedoes. In about 1910 the navies of several countries began to experiment......
torsion bar, rod or bar that resists twisting and has a strong tendency to return to its original position when......
Toyota Motor Corporation, Japanese parent company of the Toyota Group. It became the largest automobile brand and......
tractor, high-power, low-speed traction vehicle and power unit mechanically similar to an automobile or truck but......
traffic control, supervision of the movement of people, goods, or vehicles to ensure efficiency and safety. Traffic......
trainer, in military aviation, an airplane that is designed and used to train pilots to operate advanced aircraft......
tramp steamer, one of the two principal types of merchant ships as classified by operating method (the other is......
Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States......
Trans-Siberian Railroad, the longest single rail system in the world, stretching 5,771 miles (9,288 km) across......
Transit, any of the first series of U.S. navigation satellites. Launched by the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1988, the......
Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU), labour union that was the largest in Great Britain throughout much......
transportation, the movement of goods and persons from place to place and the various means by which such movement......
transportation in India, networks that facilitate mobility and commerce at a national scale. Transportation systems......
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. agency created following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks......
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), executive agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for programs......
Trieste, bathyscaphe (q.v.) launched by Auguste Piccard in...
trimaran, three-hulled variant of the catamaran...
trireme, oar-powered warship that reached its highest point of development in the eastern Mediterranean during......
troika, (Russian: “three”), any vehicle drawn by three horses abreast, usually a sleigh with runners but also a......
trolleybus, vehicle operated on the streets on rubber tires and powered by electricity drawn from two overhead......
truck, any motor vehicle designed to carry freight or goods or to perform special services such as fire fighting.......
TRW Inc., major American industrial corporation providing advanced-technology products and services primarily in......
Tu-16, one of the principal strategic bombers of the Soviet Union, designed by Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev (1888–1972)......
tugboat, small, powerful watercraft designed to perform a variety of functions, especially to tow or push barges......
tumbrel, French two-wheeled dumpcart or wagon designed to be drawn by a single draft animal. Originally used to......
Tupolev Tu-144, world’s first supersonic transport aircraft, designed by the veteran Soviet aircraft designer Andrey......
turbo train, high-speed passenger train powered by a gas-turbine engine similar to that used in jet aircraft. Unlike......