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Cameron International Corporation (formerly Cooper Cameron Corporation (CCC) and Cooper Oil Tool, Cameron Iron Works) though now operating under Schlumberger, is a global provider of pressure control, production, processing, and flow control systems as well as project management and aftermarket services for the oil and gas and process ...
The Cameron ram-type blowout preventer was the first successful blowout preventer (BOP) for oil wells. It was developed by James S. Abercrombie and Harry S. Cameron in 1922. [1] [2] The device was issued U.S. patent 1,569,247 on January 12, 1926. [3] The blowout preventer was designated as a Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 2003.
The Three Investigators is an American juvenile detective book series first published as " Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators ". It was created by Robert Arthur Jr., who believed involving a famous person such as movie director Alfred Hitchcock would attract attention. Random House is the U.S. publisher and still has some of the ...
The General Electric XT31 was first used in the experimental Consolidated Vultee XP-81. [4] The XP-81 first flew in December 1945, the first aircraft to use a combination of turboprop and turbojet power. The XC-113, with T31 in the No. 2 position. The T31 engine was the first American turboprop engine to power an aircraft. [5]
Consolidated Vultee XP-81. The Consolidated Vultee XP-81 (later redesignated ZXF-81) is a development of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation to build a single seat, long range escort fighter that combined use of both turbojet and turboprop engines. Although promising, the lack of suitable engines combined with the end of World War II ...
HMS Active (Type 31 frigate) HMS. Active. (Type 31 frigate) Mission bay under flight deck for 6 TEUs. 3 boat bays for RHIBs and USVs/UUVs. HMS Active is a planned Type 31 frigate and the thirteenth vessel of the Royal Navy to carry the name. [8] In May 2021, the names of the five planned Type 31 ships were announced by the First Sea Lord.
Nissan Murano. The Nissan Murano ( Japanese: 日産・ムラーノ, Hepburn: Nissan Murāno) is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Nissan since May 2002 for the 2003 model year, and currently in its third generation. As Nissan's first crossover SUV for the United States and Canada, the Murano was designed at Nissan America in ...
The initial catalog, containing about 3.5 million items, was a rough draft, full of duplications and errors, but it effectively highlighted the areas where standardization was feasible and necessary. Defense Supply Agency, 1961–1977