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The .45in Ballesta Molina was an Argentine semi-automatic pistol based upon the Colt M1911, and manufactured by the Hispano Argentino Fabrica de Automtoviles SA of Buenos Aires. During the Second World War large numbers of the Ballesta Molina were manufactured and it earned a reputation for functioning even under adverse conditions, leading to its adoption by allied undercover groups as well as being in service with the Argentine armed forces. The Ballesta Molina was a .45 Colt ACP calibre semi-automatic pistol operating on recoil. It took a 7-round box magazine (interchangeable with the Colt M1911 magazine) and had an effective range of fifty metres and a rate of fire of 35 rounds per minute. The Ballesta Molina differed from the Colt M1911 in having a trigger that pivots rather than slides, a trigger extension on the tight of the grip to operate the disconnector and a smaller hammer strut.
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The Heckler and Koch HK53 is a German delayed blowback operated sub-machine-gun chambered for the 5.56 mm cartridge which it takes from a 40-round box magazine. The Heckler and Koch HK53 is selectable automatic or single-shot and has a cyclic rate of 700 rounds per minute automatic and a muzzle velocity of 750 meters per second, and is effective to 400 meters. The Heckler and Koch HK53 has a 225 mm long barrel and is fitted with a post foresight and an adjustable rearsight with apertures and a V. The Heckler and Koch HK53 is fitted with a plastic butt or a double-strut telescoping butt stock. A variation, the Heckler and Koch HK53 KL is also produced for use in AFVs. This variant has a detachable barrel and fires from an open breach to help dissipate heat from the barrel.
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The CIS SR-88 is a Singapore gas-operated assault rifle. The SR-88 is chambered for the 5.56 mm cartridge which it takes from a 20- or 30-round box magazine, has a cyclic rate of 750 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 970 meters-per-second. The SR-88 is produced with a fixed glass fibre stock and with a folding, twin-strut stock, and a carbine model with a shorter barrel and folding stock is also produced. The standard model has a 460 mm barrel. An updated version was produced in 1990 as the SR-88-A.
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In engineering, the term member is applied to any essential part of a framed structure, such as a post, tie rod, strut, bridge truss etc.
The Aermacchi AM.3 is an Italian three-seater reconnaissance and electronic warfare platform warplane first shown at the 1965 Paris Salon, that entered service in the 1960's. The Aermacchi AM.3 is a strut-braced high-wing monoplane that carries a crew of two and a passenger or freight in the cabin. The Aermacchi AM.3 is powered by a Piaggio GSO-480-B1B6 flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 278 kmh and a range of 991 km. The Aermacchi AM.3 is generally unarmed, but has provision to carry up to 340 kg of disposable stores on two under-wing hard points.
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The Aero Boero 180 is an Argentine three- and later four-seater light aircraft developed as an enlarged version of the Aero Boero 95. The Aero Boero 180 is a strut-braced high-wing monoplane powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 233 kmh and a range of 965 km.
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The Auster Autocar is a British civil light aircraft designed to be used for carrying freight, crop spraying, glider towing, passenger carrying and ambulance duties. The Auster Autocar is a high-wing strut braced monoplane powered by a Gipsy Major I or a Cirrus Major 3 or a Gipsy Major 10 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of about 200 kmh. The Auster Autocar has accommodation for four people in an enclosed cabin sitting two side-by-side at the front and two side-by-side at the rear of the cabin.
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The Auster J1 Autocrat was a British three or four seat cabin monoplane of the 1950's. The Auster J1 Autocrat was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane of fabric-covered steel tube construction powered by a Blackburn Cirrus Minor 2 four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 193 kmh and a range of 515 km increasing to 985 km when fitted with a long range tank. The Auster J1 Autocrat was fitted with dual controls.
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The Auster J5 was a British three (known as the Autocrat) or four (known as the Adventurer) seat cabin monoplane of the 1950's. The Auster J5 was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane of fabric-covered steel tube construction powered by a Gipsy Major I engine providing a top speed of 183 kmh and a range of 603 km. The Auster J5 was essentially an Auster J1 built for the New Zealand and Australian markets, and fitted with a Gipsy Major I engine. In 1951 a floatplane version was produced in response to New Zealand government requirements. The Floatplane version had a top speed of 164 kmh and a range of 420 km.
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The Beagle Mk 11 was a British three-seater military AOP aircraft developed from the Auster A.O.P.9 and first flown in 1961. The Beagle Mk 11 was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane of fabric-covered steel-tube construction powered by a Rolls-Royce/Continental IO-470-D six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 228 kmh and a range of 370 km.
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