Discover how these versatile vessels combine a rigid frame with inflatable support to ensure they almost never sink. The rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), or rigid inflatable boat (RIB) for short, was first built in the Sixties
Category Archive: Transport
Fastest Train in the World
For over 200 years trains and rail travel changed very little. New lines were built and trains travelled on them to and from stations. Sure, speed has increased, with steam engines making way for petrol ones, and those replaced by electric varieties, but fundamentally, there has been little innovation in the field. Compare the evolution …
Seabob Cayago F7
The ultimate high-performance marine toy explained. The Cayago F7 is Seabob’s flagship water and diving scooter. It allows a user to traverse marine environments at high speed and agility, be that either across the surface of the water, or diving through it down to a depth of 40 metres (131 feet).
How does Vulcanization Work
Vulcanized rubber is an incredibly versatile and useful material, but how is it manufactured? Vulcanization is a chemical process that converts natural rubber into a tougher, more durable form. It achieves this through the addition of numerous curatives – substances that can enhance a material from its organic state – including sulphur, peroxides and acetoxysilane.
How do Bulldozers Work
Designed to move or demolish all in their path, these powerful vehicles are used by builders, farmers and even soldiers. Key to how a bulldozer operates is its large powerful engine and tracks, which combined allow the machine to push, pull and carry many-ton loads day in, day out. This is because the tracks generate …
Yves Rossy Fly With the Jetman
We break down Yves Rossy’s jet-powered personal flying machine that enables him to soar at nearly 200mph. Jetman, aka pilot Yves Rossy, is the world record holder for jet-propelled wing flight, successfully performing a series of jaw-dropping flights at speeds of up to 304 kilometres (189 miles) per hour. He achieves these feats with his …
How Dump Valve Works
How do these car parts help to relieve the strain in an engine? A dump valve is designed to release unwanted pressure in a turbocharged car engine -pressure that, if left unchecked, would quickly cause great damage. The valve itself resembles a metallic tubular drum and can usually be found between the intercooler and the …
What Submarine Can go the Deepest
On 26 March 2012, Hollywood film director James Cameron ascended from the deepest part of the deepest oceanic rift in the world: the Mariana Trench, in the western Pacific. He wasn’t the first person to reach the abyssal 11-kilometre (6.8-mile)-deep valley in its floor, the Challenger Deep, and the publicity around the event probably had …
How do Fireboats Work
How do these unique vessels extinguish blazes out at sea? Fireboats, just like land-based fire engines, specialize in redistributing water on a large scale from a store (such as those delivered through fire hydrants) onto a large blaze. Critically a major distinction is that while terrestrial fire engines must be physically attached to a water …
Best Muscle Cars
We explores how the latest generation of North American muscle cars is obliterating years of European engineering with a bevy of sophisticated technology. For decades, despite their prestige and beauty, North American muscle cars were dismissed by automotive pundits as nothing more than straight-line dragsters. Machines that while delivering bucketloads of raw power